Mishel Piastro
Mishel Piastro (also: Michel Piastro ; born June 19, 1891 in Kerch ; † April 10, 1970 in New York City ) was an American violinist and conductor of Russian origin.
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Piastro had his first violin lessons from his father and from 1906 to 1911 studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Leopold von Auer , who had already taught his father. He then went on concert tours through Russia and was solo violinist with the Riga Symphony Orchestra. After further tours to Shanghai and Canada, among others, he made his debut at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1920 .
From 1925 to 1931 he was concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under Alfred Hertz . In 1931 he moved to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra , to which he was a member until 1943. There he was concertmaster under Arturo Toscanini and from 1941 assistant to John Barbirolli . This led to his becoming the conductor of the Longines Symphonette , a classical radio program, which he continued to conduct until the late 1940s, even after his release from the New York Philharmonic by its new musical director Artur Rodziński in 1943.
In the 1950s and 1960s, too, Piastro devoted himself mainly to conducting. He also gave violin lessons. Sidney Harth and Albert Steinberg were among his students .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piastro, Mishel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piastro, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American violinist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kerch |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1970 |
| Place of death | New York City |