Adella Prentiss Hughes

Adella Prentiss Hughes

Adella Prentiss Hughes (29 November 1869 - 29 November 1869) was a pianist and impresario best known as the main organiser of Cleveland Orchestra.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio the third child of Loren Prentiss and Ellen Rebecca Rouse. Adella played piano in early-1890s as soloist and accompanist. Then she became more interested in promoting music. She held Cleveland Grand orchestra since 1904 till 1912 when this orchestra disbanded. Then in 1918 Hughes founded new Cleveland Orchestra and invited Nikolai Sokoloff to head it. She served as a manager of this orchestra for 15 years.

She married Felix Hughes in 1904 but divorced in 1923. Hughes died on 23 August 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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