Musicians Born On August 19 Born August 19, 1881: Georges Enesco (real name: Georg Enescu;. The famous Romanian violinist, conductor, teacher and composer, began to play the piano when he was 4, taking lessons with a Gypsy violinist, Nicolas Chioru, and began composing when he was 5. Then he studied with Caudella in laşi. In August 1889, he made his formal debut as a violinist in Slánic, Moldavia. In the meantime, he had enrolled in the Conservatory of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna (1888), George Enescu possessed a fabulous memory and was able to perform innumerable works without scores. Actually, this fact contributed to the loss of some of his own works which he composed but never wrote down. He not only distinguished himself as a violinist and conductor, but he was also a fine pianist and a gifted teacher. George Enescu was one of the most prodigiously gifted musicians of the 20th century: He not only distinguished himself as a violinist, conductor and composer, but was also an accomplished pianist, able cellist and a famous violin teacher. youtu.be/GXawc2M9Sjg
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