Auguste Auspitz-Kolar
Auguste Auspitz-Kolár (19 March 1844 - 26 December 1878 was a Bohemian-born Austrian pianist and composer.
The daughter of Josef Jiří Kolár, actor, director and translator, and Anna Manetinská Kolárová, a singer, she was born Auguste Kolár in Prague and studied piano with Bedřich Smetana and then Josef Proksch in Prague and with Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady in Paris. In 1865, she travelled to Vienna where she performed in concerts held by the Hellmesberger Quartet. She also performed in concert with Clara Schumann. Auspitz-Kolár performed in London during the summers of 1868 and 1870.
In 1868, she married physician Heinrich Auspitz. She continued performing until her son Hans was born in 1875.
Auspitz-Kolar died in Vienna.
