Leopold Godowsky (1870?1938) - Polish-American virtuoso pianist, composer, and teacher - performing at the Bechstein Hall (now the Wigmore Hall), Wigmore Street, London on Saturday 25th April and Saturday 2nd May 1903. Wigmore Hall was built in 1901 by the German piano firm Bechstein next to its showrooms on Wigmore Street. The Hall was intended to be grandly impressive while remaining intimate enough for recitals. When the First World War broke up, there was a upswell of Anti-erman sentiment (and legislation), leading to a sale of the Hall and a re-naming as the Wigmore Hall).