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Arts & Literature
Joseph Szigeti
Who
Joseph Szigeti · Arts & Literature
What
Classical violinist
When
1892, Budapest, Austria-Hungary — 1973, Lucerne, Switzerland
Where
Hungary · United States · Switzerland
Biography
Joseph Szigeti is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical violinist
How & why
Joseph Szigeti was a Hungarian-American violinist regarded as one of the great intellectual and interpretive artists of the 20th-century violin, celebrated for his cerebral musicianship and his championing of contemporary composers such as Bartók, Bloch and Prokofiev. He built an international career and later settled in the United States and Switzerland. He was Jewish.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Contributions & Sources
Classical violinist
1892
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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