Cliff Eisen

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Cliff Eisen (born 21 January 1952 in Toronto)[1] is a Canadian musicologist and a Mozart expert.[2] He has been based, since 1997, in the Department of Music at King's College London.[3] He studied at the University of Toronto and at Cornell University,[3] and has taught at the University of Western Ontario and New York University.[2]

Eisen received the Alfred Einstein Award of the American Musicological Society in 1992. His research focuses on the Classical period, particularly Mozart and performance practice. He has written extensively on the issues of authenticity surrounding the works of Leopold Mozart and his son, Wolfgang. Other publications of his deal with Mozart's chamber music, life in Salzburg, biography and his life in contemporary documentation as well as Cole Porter.[1]

Eisen has been an adviser to Robert Levin and Christopher Hogwood for recordings of the complete Mozart piano concertos.[1]

Eisen left New York University in 1997 after several complaints of sexual harassment by students that he taught. Multiple women came forward, including Jennifer Miles who accused Eisen of several sexual advances, including details of his forcible attempts to kiss her and fondle her breasts, buttocks, and crotch.[4] He was hired by King's College London in the same year he was dismissed from NYU.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Cliff Eisen". The Historica-Dominion Institute. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gladwell, Malcolm (February 4, 1991). "Mozart's Fine Feathered Inspiration". The Washington Post. p. a.03.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Cliff Eisen". King's College London. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. ^ Moran, Briehan Ashley (January 5, 2014). "Sexual Minorities And The Physical Construction Of Sex Under Title VII".
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