Leopold Auer
Leopold Auer · Arts & Literature
Violinist and teacher
1845, Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary — 1930, Loschwitz (Dresden), Germany
Hungary · Russia · United States
Leopold Auer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Violinist and teacher
Leopold Auer was a Hungarian-born violinist, conductor and one of history's most influential violin teachers, whose St. Petersburg Conservatory studio produced Jascha Heifetz, Mischa Elman, Efrem Zimbalist and many others. Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto was dedicated to him. Born to a Jewish family in Veszprém, he taught for decades in Russia before emigrating to the United States, shaping the modern school of violin playing.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Violinist and teacher
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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