Born poor in a Russian-Jewish family he became a pupil of Prof. Leopold Auer, who taught Mischa Elman, Zimbalist and other famous violinists. His first appearance in the United States was in ...

The Jewish violinist Eudice Shapiro ... “Eudice Shapiro, a top-rate first violinist for Paramount, lost her job not because she was a communist but because she refused to name names.

Mischa Elman, one of the legendary Russian-born Jewish violinists who enchanted concert audiences throughout the world for more than 60 years, died yesterday afternoon at his Manhattan home at the ...

“I love people,” says Grammy-award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari. “I love the energy that music brings to people – the feelings, the harmony, the vibrations. There’s something so strong ...

Perhaps for that reason, famous violins are often known in part by their former ... In a filmed interview near the end of his career, the Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis was asked about his 1713 ...

ACCLAIMED VIOLINIST AND PRODUCER ASHER LAUB RELEASES ... The single is a cinematic medley of three famous Israeli tunes: Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Raid on Antebbe and Hatikvah (the Israeli national ...

Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman and his likewise ... At 79, Itzhak Perlman, an Israeli-born American who won 16 Grammy Awards, is still performing worldwide — including a tour this fall.