Mischa Elman
Mikhail Saulovich "Mischa" Elman (born January 8 . Jul / 20th January 1891 greg. In Talnoje , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire ; † 5. April 1967 in New York City ) was a violinist of Ukrainian origin.
The son of a Hebrew teacher and grandson of a klezmer grew up in the tradition of Eastern European Judaism . As a child he was given a small violin and learned to play the violin by himself in a very short time. He was therefore sent to Odessa to attend the Imperial Music Academy there. As a student of Alexander Fiedemann , he made rapid progress and was given the opportunity to play traveling virtuosos such as Adolph Brodsky , Pablo de Sarasate and Leopold Auer .
In 1902 Elman was accepted on Auer's recommendation at the St. Petersburg Conservatory , where he was his student. As early as the following year, he began performing in front of wealthy art lovers. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz presented him with an Amati violin and his debut in Berlin was a sensational success. Joseph Joachim , hearing him on the occasion, said he was speechless and in Great Britain, where Elman performed at Buckingham Palace for Edward VII , the press called him the greatest violinist in the world .
In 1908 he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Russian Symphony Society under Modest Altschuler with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto . Elman moved to the United States with his family and became an American citizen in 1923. He was a sought-after soloist in his new home and internationally; sometimes he gave more than a hundred concerts in half a year. He also performed in a duo with Eugène Ysaÿe .
The focus of Elman's repertoire was formed by the great romantics of the 19th century such as Mendelssohn , Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski ; in addition, he also played works by Bach , Mozart and Beethoven . In 1942 he played the world premiere of Bohuslav Martinů's second violin concerto dedicated to him .
Elman wrote various violin arrangements of classical and romantic pieces as well as some of his own compositions for violin. His father published the book Memoirs of Mischa Elman's Father in 1933 .
literature
- Allan Kozinn : Mischa Elman and the Romantic Style. Harwood, Chur et al. a. 1990, ISBN 3-7186-0497-3 .
Web links
- Works by and about Mischa Elman in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elman, Misha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elman, Mikhail Saulowitsch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Talnoye , Kiev Governorate |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5th 1967 |
| Place of death | New York City |