• Most Respected Classical Music Platform
  • #classicalForever
TOP

ON THIS DAY | French Violinist Ginette Neveu Was Born 102 Years Ago

The virtuoso violinist had a short but musically rich life, after out-placing Oistrakh at the inaugural Wieniawski Competition

 

French virtuoso violinist Ginette Neveu was born on this day in 1919.

A student of Jules Boucherit, George Enescu, and Carl Flesch, Neveu achieved worldwide fame at age 15 when she beat the then 27-year-old David Oistrakh and claimed first prize at the Wieniawski International Violin Competition.

She died tragically in 1949, aged just 30, when her Air France flight crashed into a mountain in the Azores, killing all 48 passengers and destroying Neveu's Stradivarius and Guadagnini instruments.

 

GINETTE NEVEU | CHAUSSON | POEME | ISSAY ALEXANDROVICH DOBROVEN & LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 1947

 

 

upcoming events

april 2024

01aprAll Day05Vienna Classic Violin Competition(All Day) Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, Johannesgasse 4a 1010 Vienna, AustriaEvent Type :competitions Event TagsClassic Violin Olympus International Competition,violin competitionFOLLOW

23aprAll Day26Lyon International Chamber Music Competition(All Day) Université Lumière Lyon 2, 18 quai Claude Bernard 69365 Lyon, FranceEvent Type :competitions Event Tagschamber music,chamber music competition,Lyon International Chamber Music CompetitionFOLLOW

CONTACT US
x

Get ALL our latest conveniently by EMAIL

Our newsletter is trusted by over 100,000+ industry professionals around the world

We deliver news straight to your inbox and will never share your data.
You'll never miss a beat!

click left click right