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The extraordinary story of the Hungarian violinist Robert Gerle,
The extraordinary story of the Hungarian violinist Robert Gerle, who wasnt killed because he could play a piece by Tchaikovsky. Gerle was born April...

Remembering the Austrian violinist Josef Wolfsthal (1899–1931)
Remembering the Austrian violinist Josef Wolfsthal (1899–1931) who studied with Carl Flesch. Wolfsthal died in his early thirties from pneumonia, ag...

Remembering the American violinist Joseph Fuchs (1899–1997) who
Remembering the American violinist Joseph Fuchs (1899–1997) who studied with Franz Kneisel. Kreisler: Variations on a Theme of Corelli Joseph Fuch...

The German violinist Edith Peinemann rehearsing Bartóks 2nd
The German violinist Edith Peinemann rehearsing Bartóks 2nd violin concerto in 1966 under the baton of Pietro Argento. Peinemann was born in Mainz, G...

The French cellist Lucienne Radisse (1899–1997) plays Barcarolle
The French cellist Lucienne Radisse (1899–1997) plays Barcarolle from Offenbachs Les contes dHoffmann with Jean Doyen at the piano in 1931. Radisse...

Lazar Berman, the tragic victim of Soviet authorities: Berman
Lazar Berman, the tragic victim of Soviet authorities: Berman made his professional debut at age 10, playing a Mozart concerto with the Moscow Philh...