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  • 51Joseph Joachim — (June 28, 1831 ndash; August 15, 1907) (IPAEng|ˈjoʊɑːxɪːm) was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. He is regarded as one of the most influential violinists of all time.LifeOriginsJoseph Joachim was born in Kittsee (Kopčany /… …

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  • 52Leopold Auer — (In Hungarian: Auer Lipót ), (June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, teacher, conductor and composer. Life Prodigy Auer was born in Veszprém in a Jewish household. He first studied violin with a local concertmaster. He later… …

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  • 53Jascha Heifetz — Infobox musical artist Name = Jascha Heifetz Background = non vocal instrumentalist Born = birth date|1901|2|2 flagicon|LTU Vilna, Lithuania, Russian Empire Died = death date and age|1987|12|10|1901|2|2 Los Angeles, California, USA Instrument =… …

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  • 54Charles Münch — (September 26, 1891 ndash; November 6, 1968) was an Alsatian symphonic conductor and violinist. Noted for his mastery of the French orchestral repertoire, he is best known as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.BiographyMünch was born …

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  • 55Mehli Mehta — Born September 25, 1908(1908 09 25) Bombay, British India Died October 19, 2002(2002 10 19) (aged 94) Santa Monica – UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, California Cause of death …

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  • 56Budapest Quartet — The Budapest Quartet was a string quartet in existence from 1917 to 1967. Originally consisted of three Hungarians and a Dutchman, the quartet, at the end, consisted of four Russians. In its last decade it recorded for Columbia Records. Members… …

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  • 57Moshe Hammer — (born 29 March 1946) is a Canadian violinist. Since 1997 he has been an active member of The Galaxy Trio with violinist Lenny Solomon and pianist Bernie Senensky. Hammer was born in Budapest, raised in Israel, and became a Canadian citizen in… …

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  • 58Jacques Israelievitch — (born May 6, 1948 in Cannes, France) is a French violinist, and one of Canada s foremost chamber musicians. At 11 years old he was the youngest graduate in the history of the Le Mans Conservatory. He went on to study at the Conservatoire de Paris …

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  • 59Walter Prystawski — is a Canadian violinist.Prystawski studied at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto and with Austrian violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan.In June 2006 he retired as concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada. He was… …

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  • 60Dorothy DeLay — (March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School. She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Contents 1 Career and education 2 Teaching 3 References …

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