Violinist & Pedagogue Efrem Zimbalist Died On This Day in 1985 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Russian-born violin virtuoso, pedagogue and composer Efrem Zimbalist died on this day in 1985 – aged 94.

A student of Leopold Auer, he is remembered as one of the finest concert violinists of the 20th Century.

He served as the long-time Director of the Curtis Institute of Music - his famed students included Aaron Rosand, Oscar Shumsky, Felix Slatkin, Joseph Silverstein and Shmuel Ashkenasi.

 

EFREM ZIMBALIST & HAROLD BAUER | BEETHOVEN | THEME AND VARIATIONS FROM THE 'KREUTZER' SONATA  | 1926