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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1at the Prague Conservatory, graduating with highest honors. Appeared as soloist at Prague in 1903 and has since made numerous successful tours of Europe, Great Britain and the United States. As a performer on the violin he has a technique, equal if not superior to that of any contemporary, and accordingly displays great wisdom in playing only that type of music in which such proficiency becomes the chief attraction. Compositions include a concerto and smaller violin pieces.
3KUNITS, LUIGI VON, Austrian violinist and composer, b. Vienna, July 30, 1870. Studied under Kral, Grün and Sevcik. Came to the United States in 1893 as concertmaster of the Austrian orchestra at the World's Fair in Chicago, where he taught the violin and founded a quartet. In 1896, he became concertmaster of the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra, also concertizing and leading a quartet. In 1912, he became professor at the Canadian Academy of Music at Toronto where he plays an active part in the city's musical life. Compositions include violin concertos, études and small pieces.
5KÜZDO, VICTOR, Hungarian violinist, b. Budapest, Sept. 18, 1869. Studied under Huber, Lotto and Auer. Appeared as soloist at Budapest in 1882. Made a successful tour of Europe and came to the United States in 1884 as a prodigy and later (1894) settled in New York as a teacher. Compositions include many agreeable pieces for violin.
7LABARRE, LOUIS JULIEN CASTELS DE, French violinist, b. Paris, 1711. Studied under Viotti. Became soloist of the Theatre Français and the Grand Opera Orchestra, afterwards fulfilling an appointment in the household of the Emperor Napoleon. Compositions include a number of lighter violin pieces.
9LA DIAMANTINA, violinist, b. about 1715, who is described by the English poet Gray, who heard her play about 1740 in Rome, as "a famous virtuoso, playing on the violin divinely."
11LAFONT, CHARLES PHILIPPE, French violinist, b. Paris, Dec. 1, 1781. Studied under Berthaume, Kreutzer and Rode. Made numerous successful tours until appointed chamber-virtuoso at St. Petersburg as successor to Rode. As a performer on the violin he imitated Paganini's style, even attempting unsuccessfully to rival him. Lived in Paris from about 1815, appearing as court violinist, meeting his death while on tour, Aug. 14, 1839. Compositions include many light violin pieces and duets.
13LAHOUSAYE, PIERRE, French violinist and composer, b. Paris, Apr. 12, 1735. Studied under Pagin and Tartini. In 1744 appeared as soloist at the Concerts Spirituels and became later concertmaster of several famous Parisian orchestras. Visited London in 1769, and afterwards was appointed professor of the violin at the Paris Conservatory. D. Paris, in 1818.
15LALO, EDOUARD (VICTOR ANTOINE), French violinist and composer, b. Lille, Jan. 27, 1823. Studied under Baumann at the Lille Branch of the Paris Conservatory and became a member of the Armingaud-Jacquard Quartet and devoted the rest of his life to composing. Compositions include the "Violin Concerto in F" and the "Symphonie Espagnole," both introduced by Sarasate; Norwegian Rhapsody and a Russian Concerto introduced by Marsick, also a number of smaller works such as the charming "Chanson Villageoise." D. Paris, April 22, 1892.
17LAMOTTE, FRANÇOIS, Austrian violinist, b. Vienna, in 1751. At the age of twelve he played a concerto of his own composition before the Austrian Emperor. He made numerous successful tours of Europe, it being said that he played whole pages of music on one string. Compositions include several violin concertos and solos. D. Holland in 1781.
19LAMOUREUX, CHARLES, French violinist and conductor, b. Bordeaux, Sept. 28, 1838. Studied under Girard at the Paris Conservatory and became a member of the Gymnase and Grand Opera Orchestra. Founded a string quartet and in 1881 the "Concerts Lamoureux" at which many distinguished violinists have been introduced to Parisian audiences. D. Paris, Dec. 22, 1899.
21LANGHANS, FRIEDRICH WILHELM, German violinist and composer, b. Hamburg, Sept. 21, 1832. Studied under David at the Leipzig Conservatory and with Alard at the Paris Conservatory. Became a member of the Gewandhaus Orchestra and after concertizing and teaching in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Paris and Heidelberg, settled in Berlin where he died June 9, 1892. Compositions include a Concert-Allegro, a Sona and some violin studies.
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