Arthur Grumiaux
Born	March 21, 1921 Villers-Perwin, Belgium
Died	October 16, 1986 Brussels, Belgium

Arthur Grumiaux (March 21, 1921–October 16, 1986) was a Belgian violinist who was also proficient in piano. Image File history File links Arthur_Grumiaux. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... A grand piano A piano is a keyboard instrument, widely used in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and also as a convenient aid to composing and rehearsal. ...

Early life

Childhood

He was born into a working-class family at Villers-Perwin, Belgium. He was encouraged to study music by his grandfather and started at the age of four. By the time he was 11, he had won first prizes in both violin and piano at the Charleroi Conservatory of Music.

Royal Conservatory days

He studied under Alfred Dubois of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where, in 1949 he became a professor of violin. He also studied with George Enescu in Paris. He turned to chamber music during the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent musician of the 20th century, one of the greatest interpreters of his time. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as...

Solo career

After the war, he quickly developed an international reputation travelling United States, United Kingdom, throughout Europe and Asia. He signed up with the Phillips label, and made various recordings including Beethoven Sonatas with Clara Haskil, who was a piano partner for much of Grumiaux's career as a soloist. Her death through a fall in a train station left a great void for him, both personally and professionally. World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... World map showing Asia. ... Phillips can mean: Phillips, Cory Michael, singer-songwriter, originally from McAllen, Texas. ... Clara Haskil (January 7, 1895 - December 7, 1960) was a classical pianist. ... This article is about the musical term solo; for other uses, see solo. ...

Posthumous reputation

He was afflicted with diabetes, yet, he continued to pursue his career until he died of a stroke in Brussels at the age of 65. This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. ...

Grumiaux is recognized as one of the great violinists of the middle of the twentieth century. He recorded extensively, including all the principal works of the violin repertoire. He was granted the title of baron in 1973 by Belgium for his contributions to music. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Spaytans brader Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

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