▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁pian ist , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Chamber ▁Music ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Carol yn ▁Hard ing ▁Be eb e ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁West field , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sil as ▁Ed win ▁Be eb e ▁and ▁Helen ▁Louise ▁T ift ▁Be eb e . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁piano ▁student ▁of ▁music ian ▁Joseph ▁Mos ent hal , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁studied ▁in ▁Europe ▁with ▁German ▁composer ▁Mor itz ▁Mos z kow ski . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Be eb e ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Paris , ▁and ▁Hamburg ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁busy ▁schedule ▁of ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁taught ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Frank ▁Dam ro sch ' s ▁Institute ▁of ▁Musical ▁Art . ▁She ▁played ▁rec ital ▁in ▁a ▁du o ▁with ▁Belg ian ▁viol in ist ▁Éd ou ard ▁D eth ier , ▁and ▁chamber ▁music ▁with ▁the ▁K ne is el ▁Quart et ▁and ▁other ▁groups . ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁a ▁White ▁House ▁party ▁for ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁and ▁made ▁piano ▁roll ▁record ings ▁of ▁several ▁works . ▁ ▁Be eb e ▁was ▁founder ▁( with ▁Gust ave ▁Lang en us ) ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York