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1silver medal for proficiency. Appeared as soloist with Queen Adelaide's private orchestra and founded a string quartet which gave London some of its choicest ensemble concerts. Blagrove also studied with Spohr and later taught the violin in London, among his pupils being the Duke of Cambridge. For more than thirty years he held a high position as solo, ensemble and orchestral player. D. Dec. 15, 1872.
3BLIGH, ELDINA, English violinist, b. Geneva, of English parents. Studied at the Brussels Conservatory, and at the Berlin Hochschule under Joachim. Appeared with great success at St. James Hall, London, and made many tours of Great Britain, appearing by royal command before Queen Victoria, in Dublin, during one of Her Majesty's visits to Ireland.
5BLOCH, JOSEF, Hungarian violinist and composer, b. Budapest, Jan. 5, 1862. Studied under Hubay and Danel and was a member of the Hubay-Popper Quartet for six years. Taught violin at the Hungarian National Conservatory and has composed a concerto, études and pieces for violin solo, as well as a violin method.
7BÖHM, JOSEPH, Austrian violinist and teacher. B. Pesth, Mar. 4, 1795. Studied under Rode and appeared with great success as soloist in Vienna. Toured for years all through Europe and became professor of violin at the Vienna Conservatory, where for fifty years he numbered among his pupils such great artists as Ernst, Joachim, Singer, Hellmsberger, Rappoldi and Hauser. As a performer he was possessed of a splendid technique and a masterly style, while as a teacher he ranks among the greatest of all time. D. Vienna, Mar. 28, 1876.
9BORGH, LUIGI, Italian violinist and composer, b. about 1750. Studied under Pugnani and became renowned as a virtuoso. In 1784, he led the violins at the Handel Commemoration Services at Westminster Abbey. His composition include sonatas, concertos and duets for the violin.
11BORISSOFF, JOSEPH, Russian violinist, pupil of Sarasate and Auer. Toured Russia both as soloist and as leader of a string quartet, making frequent appearances before the late Czar and the Royal Family. After the Great War, he toured Turkey, Arabia and Greece, afterwards coming to the United States, where he has been cordially received.
13BORNSCHEIN, FRANZ CARL, American violinist, b. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 10, 1879. Studied at the Peabody Conservatory, where he was awarded a prize for the composition of his "String Quartet in D." In 1905 he became violin instructor at the Peabody Conservatory, and in addition has gained distinction as a music critic and writer on pedagogical subjects. His compositions include a violin concerto and numerous smaller pieces.
15BOROWSKI, FELIX, English violinist and composer, b. Burton, England, Mar. 10, 1872, of Polish parents. Studied under Rosenthal and Pollitzer, also at the Cologne Conservatory with Japha. Came to the United States in 1897, teaching violin and musical composition at the Chicago Musical College of which he is now president. Compositions for the violin include many pieces of which one entitled "Adoration" is best known.
17BOUCHER, ALEXANDRE JEAN, French violinist and composer, b. Paris, Apr. 11, 1770. At the age of 8, he appeared as soloist at the Concerts Spirituels. Later, he made successful tours all through Europe. As a performer on the violin, his technical proficiency was second only to that of Paganini, but he appears to have had little regard for the musical significance of his playing and to have advertised himself and his concerts in a manner more suited to a quack doctor. D. at Paris, on Dec. 29, 1861.
19BRASSIN, GERHARD, French violinist, b. Aix-la-Chapelle, June 10, 1844. Made numerous successful tours of Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. Taught the violin at the Berne Conservatory and the Stern Conservatory, Berlin. Compositions include some valuable double-stop exercises and a number of musicianly solos. Brother of Louis Brassin, well-known pianist and composer-arranger.
21BRIDGE, FRANK, English violinist and composer, b. at Brighton, Feb. 26, 1879. Studied at the Royal College of Music. Member of several string quartets and has been chosen assistant to the Joachim Quartet in the performance of works requiring additional performers. Compositions include several string quartets which have won great praise. Mr. Bridge is well known also as a violin player of the highest rank.
23BRIDGETOWER, GEORGE AUGUSTUS POL
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