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Pages in category "20th-century classical violinists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 204 total.
Leonid Borisovich Kogan (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган; Ukrainian: Леонід Борисович Коган; 14 November 1924 – 17 December 1982) [1] was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. [2]
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. Violins & Violinists, by Franz Farga (1950), Rockliff Publishing Corporation Ltd. Ysaÿe, by Prof. Dr. Lev Ginsburg (1980), Paganiniana Publications Inc. ISBN 0-87666-620-9
20th-century Irish violinists (2 C, 6 P) N. 20th-century Norwegian violinists (20 P) S. Soviet violinists (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "20th-century violinists"
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
Following Spivakovsky's New York performance of the violin concerto by Gian Carlo Menotti, a review appearing in the May 3, 1954 edition of Time stated: "As always, his tone was luxuriant, his pitch impeccable, and he brought the music to full-blooded life." The same article referred to Spivakovsky as "one of the most brilliant violinists alive."
Pages in category "20th-century American classical violinists" The following 165 pages are in this category, out of 165 total.
Many fellow violinists consider him to be one of the great violinists of the century; David Oistrakh called him "one of the world's greatest violinists" and the New Grove dictionary says of him: 'He was a player of virtuoso technique, pure style and refined taste; yet never sought recognition as a soloist, preferring to concentrate on teaching ...