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1ist and composer, b. Lambeth, Sept. 25, 1786. Studied under Salomon and Viotti and frequently appeared at Salomon's Concerts and later at Paris with great success. Through dissipation, his health gave away and he died at Little Chelsea, Mar. 23, 1806. Had he lived, Salomon declared he would have been a second Mozart. Compositions include violin sonatas and duets.
3PINTO, THOMAS, English violinist, b. England, of Italian parents, 1714. Played Corelli's concertos so beautifully as a boy that he was engaged as leader at great concerts. The adulation of audiences caused him to neglect his playing until the arrival of Giardini as the leader of the King's Orchestra who induced him to practice again, and he shared the honor of leading this organization with the great Italian artist. D. Dublin, about 1780.
5PIOT, JULIEN, Belgian violinist and teacher, b. Louvain, Apr. 27, 1850. A celebrated virtuoso and world-famous teacher; author of a highly regarded violin method. D. Paris, June 28, 1923.
7PISENDEL, GEORG JOHANN, German violinist and composer, b. Karlsburg, Dec. 26, 1687. Studied under Torelli and Vivaldi and became leader of the Electoral Orchestra at Dresden, besides touring France, Germany, Austria and Italy, finally becoming concertmaster at the Royal Opera. Compositions include several concertos and solos for the violin. D. Dresden, Nov. 25, 1755.
9PIXIS, FRIEDRICH WILHELM, German violinist, b. Mannheim, 1786. Virtuoso and teacher of great renown at the Prague Conservatory. D. Prague, Oct. 20, 1842.
11PLUNKETT, CATHERINE, Irish violinist, b. Dublin, 1725. Studied under Matthew Dubourg, appearing at Dublin and London with great success about 1744. No facts of her career thereafter are available.
13POCHON, ALFRED, Italian violinist, b. Geneva, July 30, 1878. Studied under César Thomson. Made a successful tour of France, Switzerland and Belgium, later becoming assistant to Thomas at the Brussels Conservatory. In 1903, he formed the Flonzaley Quartet in which he voluntarily plays as second violin.
15POLAH, ANDRÉ, Dutch violinist. Studied at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague, where he won a gold medal for violin playing and later under Ysaÿe. Made a successful tour with Cyril Scott of England, Belgium, Holland and France. Came to the United States in 1914, as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony and other organizations. While in Paris, Polah gave a performance of Eugene Goosen's Violin Sonata with the composer at the piano.
17POLK, RUDOLPH, American violinist, b. New York, 1893. Studied under Pasternack, Bendix and Lichtenberg in the United States and under Marteau at the Berlin Hochschule where he won the Joachim prize. Made numerous successful appearances in Europe until 1916 when he enlisted in the American Army, taking up his studies again and making his New York debut at Carnegie Hall in 1919. Since that time he has been studying and concertizing part of the time on a tour with the Russian bass, Chaliapin.
19POLLEDRO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Italian violinist and composer, b. Turin, June 10, 1781. Studied under Pugnani and made numerous successful tours, remaining in Russia for five years and in Dresden for ten years, finally accepting an appointment as Director of the Royal Orchestra at Turin where he died, Aug. 15, 1853. Thayer's Life of Beethoven states that Polledro met Beethoven in 1812 at Carlsbad and played one of the master's sonatas with him. Compositions include two concertos, several solos and exercises for the violin.
21POLLITZER, ADOLF, Hungarian violinist, composer, teacher and editor, b. Budapest, July 23, 1832. Studied under Böhm, playing the Mendelssohn Concerto before its composer, winning his enthusiastic commendation and first prize at the Vienna Conservatory. After touring Germany he studied at Paris under Alard and came to London where he was concertmaster of several organizations and finally professor of violin at the Royal Academy, where he instructed a great many professional and non-professional players. Compositions include caprices and solo pieces for the violin in addition to editing many of the works of the masters. D. London, Nov. 14, 1900.
23POTT, AUGUST, German violinist, b. Norheim, Nov. 7, 1806. Studied under Spohr and made numerous successful tours of Denmark and Germany, appearing at London in 1838 as soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra with great success. Compositions include two concertos and various solos for the violin. As a performer on the
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