ON THIS DAY | Violist William Primrose Died in 1982
Scottish violist William Primrose died on this day in 1982, aged 77.
He gave the premiere performance of Bartók's Viola Concerto and Benjamin Britten's Lachrymae,...
ON THIS DAY | Legendary Soviet Pedagogue Pyotr Stolyarsky Died in 1944
Legendary Soviet violin pedagogue Pyotr Stolyarsky died on this day in 1944, aged 72.
He is remembered in history as the founder of The Odessa School and...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Conductor Zubin Mehta!
Widely respected as one of the eminent conductors of all time, Maestro Mehta previously served as Music Director of the Montreal Symphony, LA Philharmonic,...
ON THIS DAY | American Violinist Joan Field Was Born in 1915
She made the first recording of Charles Ives' 1st Violin Sonata and gave the American premiere of Prokofiev's 2nd Violin Sonata.
Ms Field died in...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Violinist Dong-Suk Kang!
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with legendary pedagogue Ivan Galamian, Mr Kang is a former major prize winner...
ON THIS DAY | Russian Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich Died in 2007
Legendary Russian cello virtuoso was 80 years old when he passed away.
Rostropovich was internationally recognized as a staunch advocate of human rights and was...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Guila Bustabo Died in 2002
A student of Leon Sametini and Louis Persinger, the celebrated American violinist is remembered as one of the finest concert violinists of the 20th...
ON THIS DAY | Maurice Ravel's 'Tzigane' Premiered in 1924
French composer Maurice Ravel’s showpiece Tzigane premiered on this day in 1924.
The name is derived from the European term for 'gypsy'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMbEJR3ny1o
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ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, Christian Tetzlaff!
Today is German violin virtuoso Christian Tetzlaff's 55th birthday.
He currently holds a teaching position on faculty at the Kronberg Academy, in Germany. His famed...
ON THIS DAY | Composer Sergei Prokofiev was Born in 1891
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Sergei Prokofiev was born on this day in 1891 — 130 years ago.
Dying in 1953, Prokofiev is remembered as...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Lord Yehudi Menuhin was Born in 1916
Lord Yehudi Menuhin was born on this day in 1916.
Together with Robert Masters, Menuhin founded the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists in...
ON THIS DAY | Composer Édouard Lalo Died in 1892
French composer Édouard Lalo died on this day in 1892.
Lalo's signature works include his Symphony in G Minor, Cello Concerto in D Minor, and his...
ON THIS DAY | Violinist Willi Boskovsky Died in 1991
Austrian violinist and conductor Willi Boskovsky died on this day in 1991 at the age of 81.
Maestro Boskovsky served as Concertmaster of the Vienna...
ON THIS DAY | Happy Birthday, VC Young Artist Veriko Tchumburidze!
Today is VC Young Artist Veriko Tchumburidze's 24th birthday.
A student of Professor Ana Chumachenko at the Munich Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Veriko is a former first...
ON THIS DAY | Alban Berg's Violin Concerto Premiered in 1936
The first performance was given by Ukrainian-American virtuoso Louis Krasner with Hermann Scherchen conducting.
It was Berg's last composition and arguably his best-known.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsp6Y_VOlKU&ab_channel=PassionForViolin
GIL SHAHAM | BERG...
