Mischa Elman

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Mischa Elman was a renowned early 20th-century violin virtuoso celebrated for his warm tone and expressive, romantic style of playing.

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Mischa Elman canonical 4

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instanceOf classical musician
human
violinist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1900s
burialPlace Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1891-01-20
dateOfDeath 1967-04-05
describedAs violin virtuoso
educatedAt St. Petersburg Conservatory
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Elman
fieldOfWork performance of violin repertoire
genre classical music
givenName Mischa
hasRelative Saul Elman
influenced later 20th-century violinists
instrument violin
languageSpoken English
Russian
mannerOfDeath natural causes
movement Romantic music
notableAppearance Carnegie Hall
notableFor expressive playing style
romantic style of interpretation
warm tone
notableInstrument Stradivarius violin
notableWork recordings of short violin pieces
recordings of violin concertos
occupation musician
violinist
performedWith Chicago Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
placeOfBirth Russian Empire
Talnoye
linked to: Mednoye
placeOfDeath New York City
United States of America
recordLabel RCA Victor
Victor Talking Machine Company
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
studentOf Leopold Auer
styleOfPlay portamento-rich phrasing
romantic rubato

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Leopold Auer notableStudent Mischa Elman
Guarneri del Gesù violin usedBy Mischa Elman
Caprice viennois dedicatedTo Mischa Elman