Tossy Spivakovsky
Tossy Spivakovsky · Arts & Literature
Classical violinist
1906, Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1998, Westport, Connecticut, United States
Ukraine · Germany · Australia · United States
Tossy Spivakovsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical violinist
Tossy Spivakovsky was a violinist celebrated for his championing of contemporary works — he gave the American premiere of Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2 — and for a distinctive bowing technique in Bach's solo works. Born into a Jewish family in Odessa, he fled Nazi Germany, spent years in Australia, and settled in the United States.
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Classical violinist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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