Autographs of Mark Hambourg
Mark Hambourg (Russian: Марк Михайлович Гамбург; 1 June 1879, in Boguchar, Voronezh Governorate – 26 August 1960, in Cambridge, United Kingdom) was a Russian and British concert pianist.
Mark Hambourg was the eldest son of the pianist Michael Hambourg (1855–1916), a pupil of Anton Rubinstein). His brothers included the cellist Boris Hambourg, the violinist Jan Hambourg (with whom he played in chamber ensemble as the Hambourg Trio), and the pianist and musical organiser Clement Hambourg (1900–1973). His father was principal of the Voronezh Conservatory, and later a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, so that Mark continued his studies with his father even when he attended that academy. His uncle Alexander Hambourg was also a conductor and his cousin Charles Hambourg (1895–1979) was a cellist and conductor.
The family moved to London in 1889, as refugees from the Tsarist regime. There, having been heard by Paderewski, Mark made a debut at the old Princes Hall on 12 July 1890. This was a success, and there was another concert there, and a tour of the provinces. The family was too poor to turn down these opportunities, though they would gladly have protected the boy from public life. As a child he was billed as Max Hambourg. He was invited into the circle of the painter Felix Moscheles (son of the pianist Ignaz Moscheles), in London, where he often met Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Ellen Terry and others. It was in this period that he became tired of elderly ladies wanting to kiss him, and permitted them to do so only in exchange for a large box of chocolates. In 1890 Shaw, hearing him play, felt that the Lyric Theatre was merely exploiting children, but late in 1891 he admired Hambourg's performance of Bach at Steinway Hall and wrote that, with suitable training, "this Russian lad might astonish the world some day".
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Traded items with a signature of Mark Hambourg
The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Hambourg (Autograph of Mark Hambourg - Russian-British concert pianist) was sold in December 2025 for £117.80 while the cheapest item (MARK HAMBOURG RECITAL PROGRAMME SIGNED ON COVER.+ CONCERT PROGRAMME WITH E.LAYE) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2013 with an average selling price of £20.51 for an autographed item of Mark Hambourg. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £117.80 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2015. In average, an autographed item from Mark Hambourg is worth £18.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mark Hambourg were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autograph of Mark Hambourg - Russian-British concert pianist | £117.80 |  |
| Autograph Signature ~ MARK HAMBOURG Concert Pianist MUSICAL QUOTATION ~ Early | £2.99 | |
| Mark Hambourg - Classical Music Pianist & Harpists - Signed Autographed Pages | £16.00 | |
| MARK HAMBOURG - Signed Concert Pianist / Piano - Autograph Photograph 1928 !! | £9.99 | |
| Mark Hambourg - Signed Piano Recital Programme (Generic) | £25.00 | |
 | MARK HAMBOURG 1879-1960 Pianist. Genuine signed 8x6 photo | £29.42 | |
| MARK HAMBOURG PIANIST & COMPOSER ,AUTOGRAPHED PIECE WITH MUSICAL NOTATION | £14.00 | |
| MARK HAMBOURG RECITAL PROGRAMME SIGNED ON COVER.+ CONCERT PROGRAMME WITH E.LAYE | £0.99 | |
| mark hambourg signed vintage postcard | £10.00 | |
| Mark Hambourg, Pianist, SIGNED card with postcards and letter | £20.00 | |
| Mark Hambourg, Russian Pianist 1933 signed photo UACC RD retirement sale | £14.99 | |
| Mark Hambourg, Russian Pianist, AMQS, SIGNED | £45.00 | |
| Mark Hambourg, Russian Pianist, SIGNED cabinet card, 1897 | £100.78 | |
| Mark Hambourg, Signed Concert Programme, Russian - British Pianist | £21.00 | |
| MICHAL & MARK HAMBOURG - Signed Album Page - MUSIC - PIANISTS | £14.99 | |
