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Phone: 212-860-5541 * Fax: 917-677-8247
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Price: $185.00 |
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MINT CONDITION |
EFREM ZIMBALIST - VIOLINIST |
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Autographed and inscribed 8” x 10” photograph to Joseph Huntley, the Head Usher of the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, 1945. At the age of 12, Zimbalist was brought to study with Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg. After touring in Europe, he arrived in Boston to play with the BSO and stayed. A consummate professional, Zimbalist was one of the finest virtuosos on the concert circuit. In addition to his concertizing, Zimbalist married the Romanian-American soprano Alma Gluck and they created a small dynasty of Hollywood actors, (Efrem Jr. and his daughter Stephanie) Also, his step daughter Marcia Davenport was an important author. Zimbalist was later married to the founder of the Curtis Institute, where he was the long time Director. Among his pupils were Oscar Shumsky, Felix Slatkin, Shmuel Ashkensi and Hidetaro Suzuki, the Father of the violin school. |
