Stephan Heller, a Gorman composer, born in Pesth, Hungary, May 15, 1814. At the age of nine he played in public with his teacher Dussek's concerto for two pianos. He went soon after to Vienna, and received lessons from Czerny and Halm. In 1827 and 1828 he gave concerts in Vienna, and in 1829 went on a concert tour through Hungary and Germany. At the age of 16 he took up his residence at Augsburg, remaining there until he went to Paris in 1838, where he has since for the most part resided. His compositions are almost exclusively for the pianoforte, and are distinguished by originality of thought and treatment, elevation of style, and poetic refinement. Fetis ranks him as a composer for the pianoforte above Chopin. While this praise may be exaggerated, it is nevertheless true that Heller is one of the most poetic and captivating writers for that instrument. His published works number about 150, including many admirable arrangements for piano of the songs of Schubert, Mendelssohn, and other composers, and such original series as the Nuits blanches and the Wanderstunden.