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Leila Josefowicz
Who
Leila Josefowicz · Arts & Literature
What
Classical violinist
When
1977, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Where
Canada · United States
Biography
Leila Josefowicz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical violinist
How & why
Josefowicz is a Canadian-American classical violinist celebrated for her championing of contemporary music, having premiered concertos written for her by composers such as John Adams and Esa-Pekka Salonen, and a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. She was born near Toronto to a Polish father and an English mother. Publicly available sources do not document a Jewish identity, so none is asserted here.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Contributions & Sources
Classical violinist
1977
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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