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Marion Stein

マリオン・ソープ　/　まりおん・そーぷ

Musician from Austria

October 18, 1926 – March 6, 2014　・　Vienna, Austria

musician
pianist
aristocrat

My Take

Marion Stein draws me in because her life sat at the crossroads of art and aristocracy. A Vienna-born concert pianist trained at the Royal College of Music, she married into the extended British royal family as Countess of Harewood, yet never let go of her musical core. What I respect most is that she was no decorative consort; her appointment as Commander of the Order of the British Empire suggests genuine cultural standing. To navigate the upheavals of the twentieth century with both poise and a serious creative life intact strikes me as quietly remarkable. She reads as a woman of real substance behind the title.

Overview

Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein (18 October 1926 – 6 March 2014), known as Marion Stein, was an Austrian-born British concert pianist. During her marriage to George Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, she was known as Marion Lascelles, Countess of Harewood and was a member of the extended British royal family.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Marion Stein
Name (Japanese): マリオン・ソープ
Reading: まりおん・そーぷ
Born: October 18, 1926 – March 6, 2014
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Tiger
Origin: Vienna, Austria
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / pianist / aristocrat

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Royal College of Music

Awards & achievements

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97

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