Michael Spivakovsky
Michael Spivakovsky , Russian Майкл Спиваковский (* 1919 ; † 1983 ) was a British violinist , conductor and composer .
Life
Michael Spivakovsky, son of a Russian cellist and an English mother, was a nephew of the Spiwakowski brothers , who were all musicians and teachers: Adolf (1891–1958), Jascha (1896–1970), Isaak (1902–1977) and Tossi ( 1906-1998).
Spivakovsky had specialized in light classical music and played the violin , and more rarely the viola , in various orchestras , including an orchestra put together by Frank Sinatra for an album recording. He also conducted his own Stradivari orchestra .
Spivakovsky composed various works, including the Tango of Violins in 1955 and the Valse Burlesque . His best-known work was his Concerto for Harmonica , the first major concert for (chromatic) harmonica and orchestra, which was premiered in 1951 by Tommy Reilly with the London Radio Concert Orchestra under the direction of Mark Lubbock as part of the Festival of Britain .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Timothy Maloney: Tommy Reilly plays Harmonica Concertos ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Chandos Records Ltd. Colchester 1993 (accessed February 22, 2016).
- ^ A b Classical MusicWeb: The One Hundredth Garland of British Light Music Composers (accessed February 22, 2016).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Spivakovsky, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Спиваковский, Майкл (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British violinist, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1983 |