Anja Thauer

Later, Thauer became involved in a relationship with a married doctor in Wiesbaden. The relationship was broken off and, on 18 October 1973, Thauer committed suicide in her home in Germany. Five days later, the doctor also committed suicide.

In 1964, she was awarded the Nuremberg Prize. She toured widely throughout England, Europe, Scandinavia and the Far East, but never performed in North America.

At age 14, Thauer was accepted into the master class of Professor Ludwig Hoelscher. At age 15, she studied with André Navarra at the Paris Conservatory, and in parallel, she studied painting, philosophy and other literature courses at the École normale supérieure. Thanks to her adoptive father's senior position at Siemens, Thauer lived with her mother in Paris when she was 15 years old. During her studies in Paris, Thauer developed a notable professional musical partnership with Claude Françaix, the daughter of Jean Françaix, and the two performed his Fantasies. At age 16, she won an international music competition in Paris. She received a four-year stipend from the French state. The next year, 1962, she was awarded the "Grand Prix with distinction" in the final exam among 22 candidates, and subsequently left the Conservatory. Thauer continued studying with Navarra for a year and received her diploma in 1963.

Anja Heidi Thauer (3 July 1945 – 18 October 1973) was a German cellist.