Oscar Shumsky (March 23, 1917 – July 24, 2000) was an American violinist born in Philadelphia to Russian parents. He started learning the violin at the age of 4, and made his concert debut at the age of 7. He was a pupil of Leopold Auer and later Efrem Zimbalist. He played first violin in the Primrose Quartet for many years. During the 2nd world war, he served in the U.S. Navy. He taught at the Curtis Insitute and Yale University, after serving in the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini. In the early 1960s, he co-directed the Stratford Festival (in Ontario) with Glenn Gould, with whom he played regularly at the festival and made some recordings for T.V. broadcast. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Leopold Auer Leopold Auer (June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, teacher, conductor and composer. ... Efrem Zimbalist, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Efrem Zimbalist (9/21 April 1889 - February 22, 1985) was one of the worlds most prominent concert violinists, as well as a composer, teacher and conductor. ... William Primrose (August 23, 1903 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his time. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall]] The NBC Symphony Orchestra was an orchestra established by David Sarnoff of the National Broadcasting Company as a vehicle for conductor Arturo Toscanini. ... Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 - January 16, 1957) was considered by many of his contemporaries — critics, fellow musicians, and the public alike — as the greatest conductor of his era. ... The Stratford Festival of Canada is a summer-long celebration of theatre. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a celebrated Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of Johann Sebastian Bachs keyboard music. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...

His fame was renewed by a series of concerts and recordings in the 1980s and 1990s, and many fellow violinists consider him to be one of the great violinists of the century. He recorded Ysaÿe's solo violin sonatas op.27 and Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin, the Beethoven violin concerto, Bach's single and double violin concertos, and Mozart's 4th and 5th violin concertos, and other works. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Eugène Ysaÿe (July 16, 1858 – May 12, 1931) was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. ... In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B flat, A, C, B natural. ... The Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001–1006) is a set of six works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Ludwig van Beethovens Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major was written in 1806. ... There are over 1000 known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Violin Concerto No. ... The Violin Concerto No. ...

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