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Jacques Offenbach
… was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to study violin with his father. By age nine, Offenbach took up study …
Jan Peerce
… in New York City in 1904. Peerce’s first instrument was the violin, beginning his performance career as a violinist for an NYC dance band. In 1933, he was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from …
David Zehavi
… the family returned to Tel Aviv. Zehavi did not study music in an orderly manner due to lack of means. His older sister, Leah Goldis, pushed him to get a musical education and playing the violin. But Zehavi preferred to play the piano. He began …
Joseph Kaminski
… Born in Odessa, (toady in Ukraine). Studied music in Warsaw, Berlin and Vienna. Worked as a violin player in Warsaw, as the first violin in the Warsaw Radio Symphony Orchestra. Immigrated to …
Isadore Freed
… States and settled in Philadelphia , PA. Freed studied music formally at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in music at the age of 18. In 1923, Freed spent five months in … Music in Philadelphia . The program included a Sonata for Violin and Piano, a Suite for Viola and Piano, his first …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several instruments, chiefly the clarinet and the violin. In 1912, he became the director of the Yitskhok … early years of the war and of ghetto life, and new forms of musical and theatrical expression were adapted to the harsh …
Julius Chajes
… appointed head of the piano department at the Beit L'viyim Music Academy of Tel Aviv. In 1934, a farewell recital in … Chajes conducted extensive research on ancient Hebrew music. In the wake of this research and due to the local … State University. Henryk Szeryng often played Chajes's violin sonata in recitals, and wrote of Chajes (in a letter …
Gideon Klein
… At the age of twelve, Klein moved to Prague to study music and liberal arts at the Jirasek Gymnasium. While in … 1941-1945 include: String Quartet, Opus 2 (1941), Duo for Violin and Cello (1941, unfinished), Madrigal for Two … Czech translation by Erich A Saudek (1943), Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello (1944), and a Partita (Trio for …
Hans Krása
… of six. At age ten, Hans’ father bought him a genuine Amati violin and arranged lessons for him with the concertmaster … spent their summer vacations. Hans studied at the German Music Academy in Prague , after which he accepted a position … George Szell. Rather than associating with fellow Czech musicians, Krása often preferred to socialize and work in …
Egon Ledeč
… Egon Ledeč, violinist, born March 16, 1889 in Kostelec nad Orlici ( Eastern Bohemia ). Ledeč studied violin performance at the Prague Conservatory under teacher … in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber …