Elizabeth Randles - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Aug 01, 1801 Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom Died on 06 May 1829 (aged 27)

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About Elizabeth Randles

  • Elizabeth Randles (1 August 1800 – 6 May 1829), also known as "Little Cambrian Prodigy", was a Welsh harpist and pianist.
  • A child prodigy, she started playing the piano at the age of sixteen months, and performed in public for the first time before she was two years old.
  • Randles was taught by her blind father, who was organist at the Holywell parish church.
  • She performed for local aristocracy, leading to a performance for King George III and his royal family when she was three and a half.
  • Caroline, Princess of Wales, hoped to adopt her but her father did not allow it.
  • She did, however, spend a few days at the Princess of Wales' summer home, often playing with Princess Charlotte of Wales.
  • Randles went on to tour the country as a child, performing with John Parry.
  • In 1808, she returned home and learned the harp.
  • She went on to take lessons from Friedrich Kalkbrenner, before moving to Liverpool and becoming a teacher.

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