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Leopold von Auer (Hungarian: Auer Lipót; June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, academic, conductor, composer, and instructor. Many of his students went on to become prominent concert performers and teachers.
Benno Rabinof (1902–1975), a violinist, was the last of Leopold Auer's famous students, who also included Efrem Zimbalist, Mischa Elman, and Jascha Heifetz.In 1927, Benno made his Carnegie Hall debut playing the Elgar and Tchaikovsky concertos, with Auer conducting.
The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument by Schoenbaum, David (2012). New York, New York : W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393084405; The Violin and I, by Kato Havas (1968/1975), Bosworth & Co. Ltd. Violin Playing-As I Teach it, by Leopold Auer (1921/1960), Gerarld Duckworth & Co Ltd.
Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor for violin and orchestra, Op. 26 (Russian: Меланхолическая серенада), is a piece by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that was written in February 1875. It was his first work for violin and orchestra, and was written immediately after he completed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor.
Tchaikovsky intended the first performance to be given by Leopold Auer, for whom he had written his Sérénade mélancolique for violin and orchestra, and accordingly dedicated the work to him. Auer refused, however, meaning that the planned premiere for March 1879 had to be cancelled and a new soloist found. [8]
Violinist Barbara Wood Lull Rahm (January 25, 1905 – May 18, 1978) was an American violinist, a student of Leopold Auer . Later in life she taught violin in Berkeley, California .
Vadim Gluzman (Ukrainian: Вадим Михайлович Глузман, born 1973) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli classical violinist renowned for his performances on the "Ex-Leopold Auer" Stradivarius violin, crafted in 1690.
The Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82, by Alexander Glazunov is one of his most popular compositions. Written in 1904, the concerto was dedicated to violinist Leopold Auer, who gave the first performance at a Russian Musical Society concert in Saint Petersburg on 15 February 1905.