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Joseph Achron
… became evident early on and at the age of five he began violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal … St. Petersburg Conservatory where he studied under renowned violinist Leopold Auer, and composer Anatoly Lyadov. In 1908 … he moved to Russia to take a position as the head of the violin and chamber music departments at the Kharkov …
Israel Lovy
… his musical and secular education, becoming accomplished in violin, cello, piano, and becoming proficient in French and …
Nahum Nardi
… to change its name to Nardi. In May 1929, Nardi and the violinist Moshe Weisbord, whom he accompanied on the piano, …
Sholom Secunda
… His output from this period includes a string quartet, a violin concerto, an orchestral tone poem, and two cantatas: …
Mordekhai Seter
… chamber music, notably the often-performed Sonata (two violins, 1951-2) Ricercar (strings, 1953-6), and Elegy (violin and piano, 1954). His orchestral pieces were written …
Yehuda Sharett (Shertok)
… poems of various Hebrew poets. … Isareli Composer & violinist … Composers … Song … Composer … Hebrew … Songs … …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Jascha Heifitz commissioned Castelnuovo-Tedesco to write a violin concerto. In response to rising anti-Semitism in …
Jacques Offenbach
… prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to study violin with his father. By age nine, Offenbach took up study …
Jan Peerce
… in New York City in 1904. Peerce’s first instrument was the violin, beginning his performance career as a violinist for an NYC dance band. In 1933, he was offered a … … 0 … Metropolitan … Opera … Tenor … Cantor … Violinist … Radio … City … New York … Jan Peerce …
David Zehavi
… pushed him to get a musical education and playing the violin. But Zehavi preferred to play the piano. He began …