Were both Rudolph Polk and Simon West concert violinists?
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Rudolph Polk Rudolph ("Rudy") Polk (25 November 1892 New York, New York – 16 June 1957 Los Angeles) was an American concert violinist based in New York City during his early years and, during his later years, a Hollywood film director, film industry executive, and artist manager for Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, José Iturbi, and Gregor Piatigorsky. In Hollywood, Polk was the assistant musical director to Morris Stoloff at Columbia Pictures. After World War II, Polk was musical director for Enterprise Studios.
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Simon West Simon West (born 1961) is an English film director and producer best known for directing blockbuster action films like "Con Air, ," and "The Expendables 2".
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Cora Folsom Salisbury Cora May Folsom Salisbury Aulmann (February 12, 1868 — April 16, 1916), sometimes billed as C. Folsom Salisbury, was an American musician and composer of piano music, including works in the ragtime genre. She was also the first vaudeville partner of violinist Benjamin Kubelsky, later known as comedian Jack Benny.
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Adolf Pollitzer Adolf Pollitzer, also Adolph Pollitzer (Hungarian: "Pollitzer Adolf" ; July 23, 1832 – November 14, 1900) was a Hungarian Jewish violinist.
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Rudolf Kolisch Rudolf Kolisch (July 20, 1896 – August 1, 1978) was a Viennese violinist and leader of string quartets, including the Kolisch Quartet and the Pro Arte Quartet.
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William Westney William Frank Westney (born 1947) is an American classical pianist and professor of music. Westney was the top piano prize-winner of the Geneva International Music Competition, and he appeared thereafter as soloist with such major orchestras as l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Houston, San Antonio and New Haven Symphonies. Westney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College in New York and a Masters and Doctorate in performance from Yale University, all with highest honors. During his study in Italy under a Fulbright grant he was the only American winner in auditions held by Radiotelevisione Italiana. Solo recital appearances included New York's Lincoln Center, the National Gallery and Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., St. John's, Smith Square in London, National Public Radio ("Performance Today"), and a U.S. State Department tour of Italy. His pianism has been described as “formidable” (New York Times), “rich and distinctive” (Avanti, Milan) and “glorious” (Straits Times, Singapore). Critics have praised his recordings of solo and chamber works for CRI and Musical Heritage Society, and Newsweek.
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Leonard Shure Leonard Shure (April 10, 1910 in Los Angeles – February 28, 1995 in Nantucket, Massachusetts) was an American concert pianist. He began his career as a performer at the age of 5 and as a teenager studied privately with Artur Schnabel in Germany.
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John Sylvanus Thompson John Sylvanus Thompson (1889-1963) was an American pianist, composer, and educator born in Williamstown, Pennsylvania. He appeared to have a promising concert career in his early twenties, performing in many European and American cities. Because of health issues and the start of World War I, he was forced to return to the United States where he began a long and distinguished career in piano pedagogy. Thompson headed music conservatories in Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Kansas City.
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Alexander Slobodyanik Alexander Slobodyanik (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Слободя́ник , "Oleksandr Slobodyanyk"; 5 September 1941 – 10 August 2008) was a classical pianist from Ukraine. He enjoyed a prodigious international career spanning over five decades. He made his debut tour to the United States in 1968 which included a recital at Carnegie Hall, which was highly praised by critics, recognizing him as a leader of his generation. Following his American debut, Slobodyanik returned regularly for tours of the United States and Canada until 1979, when the cultural agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union was broken. After a nine-year absence from the American concert stage, his 1988 concert tour of the United States was hailed by the Chicago Tribune a “triumphant return.” Slobodyanik appeared at the world’s major music centers and performed with such renowned orchestras as the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Kirov Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Moscow Soloists.
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Timothy West Timothy Lancaster West, CBE (born 20 October 1934), is an English film, stage and television actor.
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Philipp Naegele Philipp Otto Naegele (January 22, 1928 – January 31, 2011) was a United States-based violinist, violist and scholar.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil, LAP,) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September. Gustavo Dudamel is the current Music Director, and Esa-Pekka Salonen is Conductor Laureate. Deborah Borda is the current President and CEO.
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True West (band) True West are a guitar band, often considered part of the Paisley Underground. Singer Gavin Blair and guitarists Richard McGrath and Russ Tolman are the nucleus of the group.
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Charles Treger Charles Treger (born May 13, 1935) is an American violinist and teacher.
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Ivry Gitlis Ivry Gitlis (Hebrew: עברי גיטליס‎ ‎ ; born 25 August 1922 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli virtuoso violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He has performed with the world's top orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and many more.
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Julius Hegyi Julius Hegyi (February 2, 1923 – January 1, 2007) was an American conductor and violinist.
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Paul Zukofsky Paul Zukofsky (October 22, 1943 – June 6, 2017) was an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of contemporary classical music.
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Pinchas Zukerman Pinchas Zukerman (Hebrew: פנחס צוקרמן‎ ‎ , born 16 July 1948) is an Israeli violinist, violist and conductor, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of the second half of the 20th century.
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Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is an American violinist, dancer, performance artist, and composer. She presents choreographed violin performances, both live and in music videos found on her eponymous YouTube channel, which she created in 2007.
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Millicent Silver Millicent Irene Silver (17 November 19051 May 1986) was an English harpsichordist, who began her career as a pianist and violinist.
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Jean Becker (violinist) Jean Becker (May 11, 1833 – October 10, 1884) was a prominent German violinist from Mannheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
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Aaron Rosand Aaron Rosand (born March 15, 1927) is an American violinist.