Louis Svećenski
Louis Svećenski ( Ljudevit "Lujo" Svećenski , born Ljudevit Kohn ; born November 7, 1862 in Osijek , † June 18, 1926 in New York City ) was a Croatian-American violist , violinist and music teacher .
After attending grammar school, Svećenski studied at the Croatian Music Institute in Zagreb. He became known at the age of seventeen, at that time still as Lujo Kohn, through a concert he gave in favor of the transfer of the remains of the poet Petar Preradović from Vienna to Zagreb. He completed his training at the music institute in 1882 with a commendation from Ivan Zajc and then studied violin at the Vienna Conservatory until 1885 as a scholarship holder of the Croatian government . After graduating, he had his name croatian from (Kohn / Kohen = priest) to Svećenski (= priest).
After the Croatian government released him from his obligation to teach at the Music Institute in Zagreb, Svećenski went to the USA in 1885. In the same year he became a founding member of the Kneisel Quartet , to which he was the only one apart from the founder Franz Kneisel until the end of its existence in 1917. He also played viola and violin in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1885 to 1903 . He taught at the New York Institute of Musical Art for several years , was a co-founder and lecturer at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and authored several music textbooks.
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- Esseker: biografija Lujo Svećenski (Croatian)
- Louis Svećenski on MusicBrainz (English)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Svećenski, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svećenski, Ljudevit; Svećenski, Lujo; Kohn, Ljudevit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian-American violist, violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osijek |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1926 |
| Place of death | New York City |