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Lithuanian Theremin Virtuoso Clara Rockmore Was Born On This Day in 1911 [ON-THIS-DAY]

By The Violin Channel

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Lithuanian theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore was born on this day in 1911 – 108 years ago

Lithuanian theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore was born on this day in 1911 – 108 years ago.

A violin child prodigy, she studied with acclaimed pedagogue Leopold Auer before transferring her learnings to the theremin - an electronic musical instrument, invented in the 1920s, controlled by oscillating metal antenna hand proximity.

CLARA ROCKMORE | WIENIAWSKI | 'ROMANCE' FROM VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN D MIONR (ARR. THEREMIN)

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