Shetsen Klara Aronovna (1924)

Shetsen (née Kaufman) Klara Aronovna (4.09.1924, Essen, Germany) ― pianist, accompanist, teacher.
From 1933 she lived in Latvia, studying at the I. Raukhverger gymnasium. She studied at the school of Yu. Mayevsky and privately under K. Abramis.
From 1941 she was evacuated to Omsk, where she graduated from a music college.
In 1945 she returned to Riga. In 1945—50 she studied at the Latvian Conservatory (piano class of N. Dauge, class of I. Kalniņš). In 1948―52 she studied at the composition faculty but did not complete her studies. From 1950 she spent two years studying at the musicology faculty under L. Krasinskaya. In 1948―52 she worked as a music teacher and accompanist at the E. Darziņš Music School, in K. Brikner's class.
In 1954―71 she was accompanist-pianist at the Riga Operetta Theatre. She performed in concerts with operetta soloists.
In July 1971 she left for Israel.

M. Mikhailets