Adolf Brodsky

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Adolf Brodsky was a renowned late 19th-century Russian violinist and pedagogue, best known for his close association with Tchaikovsky and for premiering several important violin works.

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instanceOf human
pedagogue
violinist
associatedWith Edvard Grieg
Johannes Brahms
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
burialPlace Manchester
citizenship Russian Empire
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1851-04-21
dateOfDeath 1929-01-22
dedicatedWorkBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
employer Leipzig Conservatory
Royal Manchester College of Music
familyName Brodsky
founded Brodsky Quartet
linked to: The Brodsky Quartet
fullName Adolf Davidovich Brodsky
genre classical music
givenName Adolf
instrument violin
languageSpoken English
German
Russian
memberOf Brodsky Quartet
linked to: The Brodsky Quartet
nationality Russian
notableEvent gave first performance of Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on 1881-12-04 in Vienna
notableStudent Arthur Catterall
notableWork premiere performance of Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 (as violinist)
premiere performance of Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
occupation university teacher
violinist
placeOfBirth Taganrog
placeOfDeath Manchester
positionHeld principal of the Royal Manchester College of Music
professor of violin at Leipzig Conservatory
residence Leipzig
Manchester
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Brodsky
studentOf Henri Vieuxtemps
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
workLocation Leipzig
Manchester

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