ON THIS DAY | Hungarian Violinist Jelly d'Arányi Born in 1893

She played an important role in discovering Schumann's "lost" Violin Concerto in D minor, for which she gave the UK premiere with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1938

Hungarian violinist Jelly d'Arányi was born on this day in 1893.

The grand-niece of virtuoso Joseph Joachim, she premiered a number of important works including Bartok’s 1st and 2nd Violin Sonatas, Ravel’s Tzigane, Vaughan Williams’ Concerto Accademico, and Holst’s Double Violin Concerto.

JELLY D'ARANYI & ARTHUR BERGH | VITALI | CHACONNE IN G MINOR | 1928