Gregori Garbovitsky
Gregori Garbovitsky ( Russian Григорий Гарбовский ; * 1892 with Yekaterinoslaw , Yekaterinoslav Governorate , Russian Empire ; † October 1954 in New York City , United States ) was a Russian- Canadian violinist , conductor and music teacher .
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Garbovitsky studied violin with Leopold von Auer and composition with Alexander Glasunow at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and then took over the direction of the Rostov Symphony Orchestra . After the October Revolution he went to Berlin, where he appeared as a violin soloist and conducted the Berlin Philharmonic several times in 1922 . In the mid-1920s he emigrated to Canada and initially performed as a violinist in Winnipeg . In 1927 he went to Calgary . There he directed the Palace Theater Orchestra and from 1928 to 1939 the Calgary Symphony Orchestra .
After guest conducting with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra , he was director of the Vancouver Junior Symphony from 1940 to 1946 . He later founded the Vancouver Orchestra and the Chamber Music Society and conducted the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra from 1949 to 1953 . During this time he also gave violin lessons. One of his students was the violinist Sydney Humphreys .
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- Gregori Garbovitsky ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Garbovitsky, Gregori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Гарбовский, Григорий |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-Canadian violinist, conductor and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Yekaterinoslav , Yekaterinoslav Gouvernement , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1954 |
| Place of death | New York City , United States |