Zvi Zeitlin

Deceased Person

1922 – 2012

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Who was Zvi Zeitlin?

Zvi Zeitlin was a Russian-born American classical violinist and teacher.

Zeitlin won a scholarship at the age of 11 to the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He had a distinguished international career as a soloist, and gave important early performances of the Arnold Schoenberg Violin concerto. He was also the dedicatee of a concerto by the American composer Gunther Schuller.

He taught for 45 years at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music.

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Born
Feb 1, 1922
Dubroŭna
Education
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Juilliard School
Died
May 2, 2012

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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