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Jascha Heifetz
Russian-American violinist (1901–1987)
Jascha Heifetz | |
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Heifetz in 1920s | |
| Born | (1901-02-02)February 2, 1901 Vilnius, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) |
| Died | December 10, 1987(1987-12-10) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Spouses | Florence Vidor (m. ; div. )Frances Spiegelberg (m. ; div. ) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Jascha Heifetz (; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.[1] Born in Vilnius, he was soon recognized as a child prodigy and was trained in the Russian classical violin style in St. Petersburg. Accompanying his parents to escape the violence of the Russian Revolution, he moved to the United States as a teena
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Fritz Reiner
American dirigent (1888–1963)
The native form of this anställda name fryst vatten Reiner Frigyes. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Frederick Martin Reiner (Hungarian: Reiner Frigyes; månad 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963)[1][2] was an American dirigent of musikdrama and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained, he emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he rose to prominence as a conductor with several orchestras.[3] He reached the pinnacle of his career while music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Life and career
[edit]Reiner was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary into a secular Jewish family that resided in the Pest area of the city. After preliminary studies in lag at his father's urging, Reiner instead decided to pursue the study of piano, piano pedagogy, and composition at the Franz Liszt Academy. Between 1903 and 1905 he s
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Fritz Reiner
Born December 19, 1888; Budapest, Hungary
Died November 15, 1963; New York City
At the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest, Fritz Reiner studied piano with Béla Bartók, along with composition, conducting and percussion, while also taking courses in jurisprudence. After graduating summa cum laude in 1904, he became a coach at the Budapest Opéra-Comique, where he made his conducting debut in 1908, leading Carmen.
Reiner served as conductor of the Volksoper in Budapest and the Court Opera in Dresden before being engaged as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1922, a position he held until 1931, when he became a professor of conducting at the Curtis Institute of Music. During this time, he also was a regular guest with the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as with the San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Reiner made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in August 1937, and the