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1McCarthy, Maud, American violinist. Studied under Fernandez Arbos. Appeared as soloist with the Crystal Palace and Queen's Hall Orchestra in the Beethoven, Schaiikowsky and Brahms Concertos. Has made numerous successful tours of Europe.
3Mead, Olive, American violinist, b. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 22, 1874. At seven years of age she studied under Eichberg and later under Kneisel, appearing as soloist in 1898 with The Boston Symphony Orchestra and since that time has appeared with all the large orchestras and has made numerous successful tours of the United States. In 1904 she organized the Olive Mead Quartet which has proved an organization of real importance in the chamber music field.
5Meerts, Lambert Joseph, Belgian violinist and composer, b. Brussels, Jan. 6, 1800. Studied under Lafont and Habeneck and became professor of the violin at the Brussels Conservatory in 1835. Compositions include a series of valuable sets of études in all grades, including his "Mécanisme du Violon." D. Brussels, May 12, 1863.
7Megerlein, Alfred, Belgian violinist, b. Belgium in 1880. Came to the United States in 1914 and in 1917 became concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
9Meisel, Karl, German violinist, b. Germany, 1829. Became a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and was the oldest member of the organization at his death in 1908.
11Melchiori, Antonio, Italian violinist and composer, b. Parma, Nov. 25, 1827. A violin virtuoso and teacher who also composed a number of agreeable pieces for the instrument. D. Milan, 1897.
13Mell, Davis, English violinist, b. Wilton, Nov. 15, 1604. A clockmaker by trade, who lived in London about 1650 and preceded Thomas Baltzar as leader of the King's Band, and is said not only to have played the violin very beautifully, but to have accomplished much in increasing public regard for the instrument before it had been drawn into general notice.
15Melsa, Daniel, Polish violinist, b. Warsaw, Aug. 14, 1892. Studied under Carl Flesch in Berlin and has made numerous successful tours of Europe and Great Britain. He has had the distinction of playing the Brahms Violin Concerto under the baton of Arthur Nikisch.
17Menges, Isolde, English violinist, b. Brighton, 1894. Displayed a talent for music at the age of four, and first studied with her father, Director of a Conservatory at Brighton, and in 1909 with Leopold Auer. Since her debut at London in 1913 she has appeared as a virtuoso with unusual success. Miss Menges recently recorded the entire Beethoven Violin Concerto for the phonograph, accompanied by the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Landon Ronald conducting.
19Mestrino, Niccolo, Italian violinist and composer, b. Milan, 1748. Became a member of Prince Esterhazy's orchestra and is said to have perfected his technique while in prison, appearing in 1786 at Paris with great success as virtuoso and teacher and also as concertmaster at the Théâtre Italien under Viotti. Compositions include concertos, duos, sonatas and studies for the violin. D. Paris, 1790.
21Meyer, Otto, American violinist, b. La Porte, Ind., Mar. 22, 1880. Studied under Jacobsen, Suchy, Sevcik and Ysaÿe. Made successful tours of Europe and the United States and has established a conservatory, of which he is director, in Minneapolis, Minn.
23Meyer, Waldemar, German violinist, b. Berlin, Feb. 4, 1853. Studied under Joachim, who later procured him the position of first violin in the Berlin Court Orchestra. Made numerous successful tours of Europe and became professor of violin at the Stern Conservatory, in addition to forming the Meyer Quartet which has become an organization of high reputation.
25Michalek, Bohumil, American violinist, b. Chicago, Mar. 11, 1885. Studied under Van Oordt and Sevcik and became concertmaster at the Prague Opera and assistant to Sevcik. Returned to the United States in 1908 and established a Master School for violinists in Chicago.
27Miersch, Carl Alexander Johannes, German violinist, b. Dresden in 1865. Studied under Rappoldi, Abel and Massart. Became successively concertmaster at Graz, music-teacher at Aberdeen, member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Athens (Greece) Conservatory. Made a successful tour of Europe; returned to the United States in 1902 and in 1910 assumed the professorship of the violin at
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