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1the viola, for which he had a great fondness, writing and performing concertos on it in public. D. Milan, Sept. 15, 1841.
3ROLLA, ANTOINE, Italian violinist and composer, b. Parma, Apr. 18, 1798. Studied under his father, Alessandro Rolla and became first violin of the Italian Opera Orchestra at Dresden, where he died, May 19, 1837. Compositions include a concerto and several smaller violin pieces.
5ROMBERG, ANDREAS JACOB, German violinist and composer, b. Munster, Apr. 27, 1767. A virtuoso of high rank, who toured Holland, France and Austria, settling later at Hamburg and afterwards succeeding Spohr as Court Conductor at Gotha. For several years he toured Europe with his cousin, Bernhard Romberg, an excellent cellist, their duet performances being considered almost perfection itself. Compositions include twenty-three violin concertos. D. 1821.
7ROSÉ, ARNOLD JOSEF, Roumanian violinist, b. Jassay, Oct. 24, 1863. Studied under Heissler at the Vienna Conservatory; became concertmaster of the Imperial Court Orchestra in Vienna and later occupied the same position at the Bayreuth Festivals. He then founded the Rosé Quartet at Vienna, one of Europe's most famous organizations and became professor of violin at the Vienna Conservatory.
9ROSEN, MAX, Roumanian violinist, b. Roumania, 1900. Came to New York in infancy and studied under Mannes, Sinsheimer, Auer and Hess. Made his debut in Christiania and toured Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden; made his New York debut with the Philharmonic Society in 1918; since then has been concertizing in the United States.
11ROSS, GILBERT, American violinist, b. Madison, Wisconsin. Studied under Sametini in Chicago and with Leopold Auer, making his debut in 1922 at Berlin and following it with a tour of the principal German cities, closing the tour with a performance of the Brahms and Tschaikowsky Concertos with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He appeared in New York on Mar. 13, 1923, and has since been concertizing in the United States.
13ROSSI, MARCELLO, Austrian violinist, b. Vienna, Oct. 16, 1862. Studied under Lauterbach and Massart. Toured Austria-Hungary, Germany and Roumania with the singer, Padilla-Artot, and was created court violinist to the Emperor Josef of Austria.
15In 1889 he made another tour of Austria and Germany, playing on a Stradivarius, formerly the property of Wieniawski and purchased from the great virtuoso's widow.
17ROVELLI, PIETRO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Bergamo, Feb. 6, 1793. Studied under Rodolphe Kreutzer, playing at Weimar, at Munich, where Molique was his pupil, and at Vienna; finally returning to Bergamo where he remained until his death, Sept. 8, 1838. Compositions include études and caprices as well as a set of variations for the violin.
19ROYER, CLARENCE DE VAUX, American violinist and teacher, b. Lancaster, Pa., May 10, 1874. Studied under Halir, Moser, Ysaÿe and Marsick. Made numerous successful tours of Europe, Canada and the United States and has since taught the violin at well-known colleges and conservatories in the United States and Canada.
21RUBINSTEIN, ERNA, Hungarian violinist, b. Hermannstadt, about 1906. Studied under Hubay at the Budapest Conservatory and made her debut with orchestras at Budapest and Vienna. Made a successful tour of Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, Scandinavia and Holland, making her New York debut with the Philharmonic orchestra in 1921. As a performer on the violin she has a splendid technique and a remarkable tone.
23RUDERSDORFF, J., Dutch violinist and composer, b. Amsterdam in 1799. Made his first public appearance at the age of eight, later becoming concertmaster at Hamburg and settling in Dublin, where he remained twenty years. In 1851, he went to Berlin, conducting more than one thousand concerts and playing six hundred times himself in six years. Compositions include polonaises and airs variés for violin. D. Konigsberg in 1866.
25RUEGGER, CHARLOTTE, Swiss violinist and composer, b. Lucerne, Nov. 17, 1876. Studied under Zajic, Colyns and César Thomson at the Brussels Conservatory, winning the first prize. Made numerous successful tours of Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France and has since taught the violin at the Oberlin (O.) Conservatory and Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C. Compositions include a concerto, sonatas, solo pieces and études for violin.
27RUST, FRIEDRICH WILHELM, German violinist and composer, b. Dessau, July 6, 1739. Studied under his brother, Johann, and with Franz Benda, Tartini and Pug-
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