Henryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng · Arts & Literature
Classical violinist
1918, Warsaw, Poland — 1988, Kassel, Germany
Poland · Mexico
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Henryk Szeryng, born into a wealthy Jewish family in Warsaw, was a Polish-Mexican violinist trained by Carl Flesch and Jacques Thibaud who became one of the great violinists of the 20th century. Fluent in seven languages, he served the Polish government-in-exile during World War II and gave hundreds of concerts for Allied troops, becoming a Mexican citizen after helping resettle Polish refugees there. He recorded landmark cycles of Bach and, in tribute to Israel, donated his 'Hercules' Stradivarius to the city of Jerusalem.
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Classical violinist
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