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Carl Flesch

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Carl Flesch · Arts & Literature

What

Violinist and teacher

When

1873, Moson, Hungary — 1944, Lucerne, Switzerland

Where

Hungary · Germany · Switzerland

Biography

Carl Flesch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Violinist and teacher

How & why

Carl Flesch was a Hungarian violinist and one of the most important violin pedagogues in history, whose treatise 'The Art of Violin Playing' and 'Scale System' remain standard teaching texts worldwide. He taught many leading violinists and lent his name to an international violin competition. Flesch was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Moson, Hungary.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Violinist and teacher

1873

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music