Rudolf Kolisch
Rudolf Kolisch · Arts & Literature
Classical violinist
1896, Klamm, Austria — 1978, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Austria · United States
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Rudolf Kolisch was a Viennese-trained violinist who led the Kolisch and Pro Arte Quartets, championing new works by Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and Bartók and famously performing from memory. A student and brother-in-law of Schoenberg, he came from a family that was Jewish on his father's and maternal grandfather's side, and he emigrated to the United States.
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Classical violinist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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