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1of Great Britain. Taught the violin at the Royal Academy of Music since 1897.
3CATTERALL, ARTHUR, English violinist, b. Lancashire. Studied under Hess and Brodsky. Appeared at Hans Richter's invitation at Bayreuth, where he played at the home of Cosina Wagner. Became leader of the Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts in 1909 and taught the violin at the Royal Manchester College.
5CELESTINO, ELIGIO, Italian violinist and composer, b. at Rome about 1739. Appeared in London in 1772 and became concertmaster to the Duke of Mecklenburg in 1780, retaining this position the rest of his life. Dr. Burney, the celebrated music historian, considered him the best Italian violinist of the period. D. Jan. 14, 1812.
7CHAPEK, JOSEPH HORYMIR, Bohemian violinist and composer, b. Jestrebice, Mar. 12, 1860. Studied under Bennowitz and graduated from the Prague Conservatory. Made numerous successful tours throughout Europe in 1882. Since that time, he has been in the United States occupied in the highest fields of musical art, establishing the Chapek Music School at Chicago in 1910. Among his accomplishments may be mentioned the first American performance of Fredrich Smetana's "Am Mein Leben" Quartet at Milwaukee in 1884. Compositions include a number of attractive pieces for violin.
9CHARTRES, VIVIEN, English violinist, b. Italy, daughter of an English lawyer, John Chartres, and Anna Vivanti, a well-known Italian poetess. Studied under Sauret and Sevcik. Appeared as soloist with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra when only nine years old. Made numerous successful tours throughout Europe and Great Britain. Miss Chartres appeared as a child before King Edward VII who presented her with a brooch bearing his monogram.
11CHEMET, RENÉE, French violinist, b. Boulogne-sur-Seine. Studied under French teachers developing a remarkable technique and a general musical style which has led to her being named the "female Kreisler." Has appeared as soloist with most of the famous European and British orchestras and has given many recitals in Germany, England and France. Has visited the United States twice, winning the highest approval, her interpretation of the Tartini "G Minor Sonata" being but a single instance of her thorough musicianship.
13CHERNIAVSKY, LEO, Russian violinist, b. Odessa, Aug. 30, 1890. Studied under Wilhelmj. Member, with his brothers, Jan and Mischel, of the Cherniavsky Trio which has toured the world for a number of years.
15CLAPISSON, ANTOINE LOUIS, Italian violinist and composer, b. Naples, Sept. 15, 1808. Excellent violinist who devoted himself later to the composition of twenty operas and more than 200 songs. He made a collection of ancient musical instruments, purchased by the French government in 1861 and placed in the museum of the Conservatory. D. Paris, 1866.
17CLEGG, JOHN, Irish violinist, b. Dublin in 1714. Studied under Dubourg and Bononcini. Appeared as soloist in London at nine years of age, playing a Vivaldi concerto. He afterwards became a great performer, surpassing his contemporaries in execution and tone, but became insane and died at London about 1750.
19CLEMENT, FRANZ, Austrian violinist, b. Vienna, Nov. 17, 1780. Studied under his father and a teacher named Kurzwiel. Appeared as soloist at the Imperial Opera House at the age of nine. Made numerous successful tours through Europe and England, where he was presented at the Haydn and Salomon Concerts. His performance on the violin was specially characterized by extraordinary technique and a beautiful tone. For a time he traveled as conductor for the famous singer Catalini. It was for Clement that Beethoven wrote his violin concerto, first performed by him, Dec. 23, 1806. D. Vienna, Nov. 3, 1842.
21CLENCH, NORAH, Canadian violinist, b. St. Mary's. Appeared as soloist in that city in 1886, followed by numerous successful tours of Canada and Europe. Since her marriage, she appears to have relinquished entirely her public career.
23COLONNE, JUDAS (called Edward), French violinist and conductor, b. Bordeaux, July 24, 1838. Studied at the Paris Conservatory, and awarded first prize for violin playing in 1863. Became member of the Opera Orchestra, leaving it to establish, after years of struggling against permanent institutions of similar character, the "Concerts du Chatelet," which have become world-famous.
25COLYNS, JEAN-BAPTISTE, Belgian violinist, b. Brussels, Nov. 25, 1834. Studied at the Brussels Conservatory, where he was awarded a prize for violin playing. Made
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