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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.
Jascha Heifetz (/ ˈ h aɪ f ɪ t s /; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time. [1] Born in Vilnius, he was soon recognized as a child prodigy and was trained in the Russian classical violin style in St. Petersburg.
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 . Early life and education
During the next two years, he toured through Ukraine and western Russia, where he was also tutored by Leopold Auer, personal musician to the Czar. Young Elias was met with overwhelming responses to his violin playing. He was hailed as one of the greatest child prodigies ever. The family left Russia because of the Jewish massacre.
Violinist and composer, specializing in early music and the medieval violin / member of the Sinfonye ensemble / recording artist Juillet, Chantal: 1960/12/19: Montreal, Canada: living: Canadian: Award-winning young classical violinist /founded Saratoga Chamber Music Festival / educator Malgoire, Florence: 1960/03/09: Dugny, France: living: French
Leon's musical talent became apparent at a young age. At 4 he started taking private violin lessons. The father worked at the Ford Motor Company. Yet the income was not sufficient to pay for Leon's violin tutor. The parents were in constant need, but they did everything possible to afford their son's music lessons.
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.