Emanuel Feuermann (November 22, 1902, Kolomea, Austria Galicia - May 25, 1942, New York City) was a celebrated Polish-Austrian-Jewish cellist. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Kolomyia (Ukrainian: , Polish: KoÅ‚omyja, Russian: ) is a town and a raion centre in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine, at the Prut River. ... Coat-of-arms of Galicia Galicia is an historical region currently split between Poland and Ukraine. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... A cello The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ...

When asked about other cellists, Pablo Casals, considered by many to have been the greatest cellist ever remarked, "What a great artist Feuermann was! His early death was a great loss to music."

When Feuermann made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with fellow cellists, who had come to hear something truly extraordinary. Following the performance a critic wrote, "Difficulties do not exist for Mr. Feuermann, even difficulties that would give celebrated virtuosi pause." In 1938 an English reviewer wrote in The Strad, following a concert, "I do not think there can any longer be doubt that Feuermann is the greatest living cellist, Casals alone excepted...In Feuermann we have a spectacular virtuosic artist of the front rank, the Wieniawski, shall I say, of the cello." He settled in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Europe in 1937 and died tragically at the age of 39 after a routine operation for haemerrhoids.

Many believe that his interpretation of Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto and his performance of Johannes Brahms's Double Concerto with Jascha Heifetz rank among the best ever. Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ) (IPA: ) (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music. ... Antonín Dvořáks Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104 is one of the most well-known cello concertos. ... Johannes Brahms. ... The Double Concerto in A minor, Op. ... Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (February 2, 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a violinist, often proclaimed as one of the greatest of all time and the most famous of the 20th century. ...

External links

• Brinton Smith Thesis on Emanuel Feuermann

• Notes on Interpretation by Emanuel Feuermann