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1KRAHMER, CAROLINE, Austrian violinist, b. about 1790 and regarding whom very little is known except that she performed a Viotti concerto with great effect at Vienna in 1824.
3KRAUSS, ARNOLD, Roumanian violinist, b. Bucharest, Aug. 27, 1866. Studied at the Bucharest Conservatory and under Dancla and Thomson. Appeared as soloist under Waldteufel in Paris and under Theodore Thomas and Emil Paur. Has spent more than twenty years of his life in Los Angeles, Cal., concertizing and teaching.
5KREINER, EDWARD, Polish violinist, b. Poland, May 1, 1890. Studied under Henri Marteau at the Berlin Hochschule and became violist of the Marteau Quartet as well as assistant teacher at the Hochschule. Came to America to join the New York Symphony Orchestra and became violist of the Letz Quartet.
7KREISLER, FRITZ, Austrian violinist and composer, b. Vienna, Feb. 2, 1875. Studied at the Vienna Conservatory and under Massart at the Paris Conservatory, winning the first grand prize. In 1888 he toured the United States with Moritz Rosenthal, and again resumed his studies, making his mature debut in 1899 at Berlin. He has since toured Europe, Great Britain and the United States many times with great success. As a performer on the violin he has a brilliant technique, and a magnetic tone imbued with the highest sincerity of purpose. Compositions include a number of extremely interesting and well-written concert pieces as well as numerous arrangements from the old masters.
9KREUTZER, AUGUSTE, French violinist, b. Versailles, Sept. 3, 1781. A brother of the world famous Rodolphe Kreutzer. He was violinist at the Court of Napoleon and succeeded his brother as professor of the violin at the Paris Conservatory upon Rodolphe's enforced retirement, through a broken arm, in 1825. D. Paris, April 18, 1832.
11KREUTZER, RODOLPHE, French violinist and composer, b. Paris, Nov. 16, 1766. Studied under Stamitz, but was largely self-trained, through listening to great artists such as Viotti and Mestrino. He became solo violinist to Napoleon and toured Europe with great success. In 1798 he met Beethoven at Vienna, the great composer dedicating to him his famous Sonata Op. 47. While professor of the violin at the Paris Conservatory, a famous violin method was originated by him in collaboration with Baillot. He appeared at concerts in Paris frequently, playing "duos concertante" with Rode. As performer on the violin he had a splendid technique and a forceful, brilliant style. His compositions include nineteen concertos and two "Symphonies Concertante" for two violins, as well as the "Forty Etudes or Caprices" on which his fame will secure rest as long as the violin is played. D. Geneva, June 6, 1831.
13KREUZ, EMIL, German violinist, b. Elbefeld, May 25, 1867. Studied under Japhl and Holmes, making a special study of the viola, appearing as soloist on that instrument at London in 1888. Later he became a member of the Gompertz Quartet and the Covent Garden Opera Orchestra. Compositions include a concerto for viola and trio for piano, violin and viola.
15KRIENS, CHRISTIAN PIETER WILHELM, Dutch violinist, composer and conductor, Amsterdam, April 29, 1881. Studied under his father. Made numerous successful tours of Holland, Belgium and France. Came to the United States in 1907 where he founded a successful orchestral school and the Kriens String Quartet. Compositions include a number of pieces for violin.
17KRUMPHOLTZ, WENZEL, Bohemian violinist, b. about 1750, who became a warm friend of Beethoven, to whom he is said to have given violin lessons. Krumpholtz was a great admirer of Beethoven and did much to aid in the final recognition of his genius. Among his accomplishments was mandolin playing, and Beethoven wrote a sonata in one movement for this instrument, and also when Krumpholtz died, a three-part song for men's voices in commemoration. D. Vienna, May 2, 1817.
19KRUSE, JOHANN SECUNDUS, Australian violinist, b. Melbourne, Mar. 23, 1859. Appeared at the first desk of the Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra at nine years of age. In 1875 went to Berlin to study under Joachim and became concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and last assistant to Joachim at the Hochschule as well as second violin in the Joachim Quartet, in addition to conducting the Saturday Popular Concerts and several of the Beethoven Festivals. As a performer on the violin he was specially noted for his staccato bowing and trill.
21KUBELIK, JAN, Bohemian violinist, Prague, July 5, 1880. Studied under Sev
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