Telmányi, Emil
Telmányi, Emil (b Arad, Hung. (now Romania), 1892; d Holte, Denmark, 1988). Hung. violinist and conductor. Début, with Berlin PO 1911, when he gave f.p. on Continent of Elgar conc. Thereafter leading soloist and chamber-mus. player. London début 1923 on visit with Nielsen, whose works he played and conducted (and whose daughter was his first wife). Founded own str. quintet. Cond. concerts in Europe, opera in Budapest. Supervised invention of special Vega (arched) bow (1954) for perf. of Bach's vn. works. Transcr. and arr. works by Handel, Beethoven, Brahms, etc. Settled in Copenhagen 1919. On staff Århus Cons. 1940–69.
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