Mieczysław Michałowicz (violinist)
Mieczysław Michałowicz , also Menasze Michajłowicz (born June 17, 1872 in Melitopol , † after 1935 ), was a Polish violinist and music teacher .
Michałowicz began his training with Stanisław Barcewicz in Warsaw and continued it at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Leopold von Auer . On his return he taught violin and chamber music at the Warsaw Conservatory . His students included Bronisław Huberman , Szymon Goldberg , Roman Totenberg , Henryk Szeryng , Josef Hassid and Ida Haendel . In 1935 he was a juror at the First Henry Wieniawski Violin Competition in Warsaw. Nothing is known about his further life; allegedly he fell victim to the Holocaust.
Web links
- Michałowicz Mieczysław. In: Wirtualny Sztetl . (Polish).
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| SURNAME | Michałowicz, Mieczysław |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michajłowicz, Menasze |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melitopol |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1935 |