Louis Krasner

Louis Krasner ( Ukrainian Луїс Краснер ; born June 8 ^{. Jul} / 21st June 1903 ^greg. In Cherkassy , † 4. May 1995 in Brookline ) was an American violinist and music teacher of Ukrainian origin.

Photo by Max Fenichel (1936)

Louis Krasner came to the United States with his parents when he was five. He began playing the violin at the age of nine. In 1923 Krasner graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music , where Eugene Gruenberg and Frederick Shepherd Converse (composition) had taught him. This was followed by studies in Europe with Carl Flesch , Lucien Capet and Otakar Ševčík , followed by a solo career first in Europe and later in the USA. Louis Krasner was a strong advocate for the music of his contemporaries, initially for Joseph Achron and Alfredo Casella . In 1930 he came into contact with representatives of the New Vienna School . In 1935 Krasner commissioned Alban Berg to compose a violin concerto , which he launched in 1936. In 1940 he took over the world premiere of Arnold Schönberg's violin concerto . Krasner also performed works by American composers for the first time, including those by Roger Sessions , Henry Cowell and Roy Harris . From 1944 to 1949 he was concertmaster of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and then took over teaching assignments for violin and chamber music at Syracuse University . In 1976 he received a visiting professorship at the New England Conservatory.

literature

Louis Krasner: Krasner, Louis. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

personal data
SURNAME	Krasner, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Краснер, Луїс (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American violinist and music teacher of Ukrainian origin
DATE OF BIRTH	June 21, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cherkassy
DATE OF DEATH	May 4, 1995
Place of death	Brookline