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Mischa Elman
Mischa Elman , 1891-1967, Russian-American violinist, b. Kiev. He studied in St. Petersburg with Leopold Auer, and first gained prominence in Berlin at the age of 13. After his American debut in New York City (1908) he toured throughout the world, receiving great acclaim everywhere. He became a U.S.... Read more
Leopold Auer
Leopold Auer , 1845-1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher, studied at the conservatories of Budapest and Vienna and with Joseph Joachim in Hanover. He taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1868-1917. Among his pupils were Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, and Nathan Milstein. In 1918 he came to the... Read more

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Mischa Elman
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Mischa Elman , 1891-1967, Russian-American violinist, b. Kiev. He studied in St. Petersburg with Leopold Auer, and first gained prominence...
Leopold Auer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...he made in St. Petersburg came to read like a list of the world's finest musicians. In 1902, Efrem Zimbalist and Mischa Elman entered the Conservatory. Later in that decade, Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein became beneficiaries of his teaching...

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Elman, Mischa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Elman, Mischa ( b Talnoye, Russia, 1891; d NY, 1967). Russ.-Amer. violinist (Amer. cit. 1923). Child prodigy. Professional d...

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The Sound Of Perfection;Jascha Heifetz;Songs of Praise For the Century's Master Violinist
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/12/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...generation of outstanding Russian violinists, including Mischa Elman, Efrem Zimbalist Sr. and, briefly, Nathan Milstein...Hall box were pianist Leopold Godowsky and violinist Mischa Elman, the first of Auer's students to achieve international...
Bohuslav Martinu: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 4: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Magazine article from: Strings; 2/1/2009; ; 614 words ; ...in Paris; the second in 1943 by Mischa Elman after Martinu's emigration to New...Symphony Orchestra under Solti. Elman, an outgoing person, found Martinu...insufficient knowledge of English.) Elman premiered the Violin Concerto No...
NEWS & NOTES; Great string players of the past take bow in rare films.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/24/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...tell us the same thing. People like Mischa Elman and Jascha Heifetz live on through...20th century: featured, besides Elman and Heifetz, are violinists George...brief biographies before each film. Elman is seen in what is probably the rarest...
Aristocratic Heifetz dominated the violin
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/20/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...day, and 26-year-old violinist Mischa Elman, who had been an extraordinary success...American debut. At intermission Elman wanted to go out for some air...for pianists," Godowsky replied. Elman and Heifetz were both Russian Jews...
FIRST PERSON; WDSTOTB? You may well ask
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 9/21/1997; ; 664 words ; ...No less a person than violinist Mischa Elman was upset by a hot hall. And he...have to perform in it. One day, Elman and the piano virtuoso and composer...interval intervened -- intervals will. Elman turned to Rachmaninov and suggested...
THE ORIGINAL JACKET COLLECTION: JASCHA HEIFETZ
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Maria so I wouldn't mistake it for Mischa Elman's (with Josef Bonime from 1929...persuaded me to prefer Heifetz to Elman. (Incidentally, I believe these two recordings originated an Elman story. Supposedly, when he learned...
ASO PROGRAM FILLED WITH IMAGINATION.(PREVIEW)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/31/1996; 700+ words ; ...and premiered by Ukrainian-born violinist Mischa Elman, who died in New York City in 1967. Elman was known as a fabulous virtuoso and Martinu wrote a dazzling concerto to show off Elman's virtuosity. ``I always liked the ideas...
Violin Concertos: No. 1; No. 2
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Concerto No. 2 was commissioned by Mischa Elman in 1943 and written in two months...which he surmounted difficulties, Elman was known for his wonderfully sweet...with the BSO under Koussevitzky. Elman was pleased with it, and performed...
Obituary: Jascha Brodsky
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/28/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Vladimir Horowitz and the violinists Nathan Milstein and Mischa Elman. He then went to Belgium for further studies with the...impeccable technique and elegant and stylish playing. It was Mischa Elman who advised Brodsky to go to the United States, where...
Lighthearted chef renowned for tasty soups
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 3/12/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...cranky and short-tempered. Not Mischa E. Stares, according to those who...Lebanon. "Waitresses adored him." Mischa Stares, a longtime resident of Herminie...Russian-born American violinist Mischa Elman, who was famous in the 1920s, she...