Jascha Brodsky
Jascha Brodsky ( Latvian Jaroslavs Brodskis ) (born June 6, 1907 in Latvia , † March 3, 1997 in Ocala , Florida ) was a classical violinist of Ukrainian descent.
Life
Jascha Brodsky undertook studies in his home country and in Georgia. After concert tours through the Soviet Union, he studied with Lucien Capet in Paris from 1926 , with Eugène Ysaÿe in Brussels from 1928 and with Efrem Zimbalist in Philadelphia from 1930 . At that time he was one of the last representatives of the so-called Franco-Belgian violin school.
Brodsky taught from 1932 to the age of 89 at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia . Accordingly, he exerted a great influence on the development of violin playing in the 20th century. Hilary Hahn , Leila Josefowicz and Judith Ingolfsson are among his students . Instead of making his students copies of himself, he encouraged the development of his own style. He was the first violinist of the Curtis String Quartet for 60 years .
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Brodsky, Jascha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Бродский, Яша (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian-American violin teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Latvia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1997 |
| Place of death | Ocala , Florida |