Philippe Hirschhorn
Philippe Hirschhorn (11 June 1946, Riga – 26 November 1996, Brussels) was a Soviet violinist. He won the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 1967. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he was born in Riga, Latvia and first studied at Darsin music school in Riga with Waldemar Sturestep, later he studied with Michael Waiman at the Conservatoire of St.
Philippe Hirschhorn
- Born
- 11 June 1946
- Died
- 26 november 1996
- Nationality
- Latvia · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- violinist · musician
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Languages
- Latvian
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Philippe Hirschhorn (11 June 1946, Riga – 26 November 1996, Brussels) was a Soviet violinist. He won the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 1967. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he was born in Riga, Latvia and first studied at Darsin music school in Riga with Waldemar Sturestep, later he studied with Michael Waiman at the Conservatoire of St.
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Hirschhorn played concerts in Europe, America and Japan with orchestras conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Uri Segal, Eugene Ormandy, Yury Temirkanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Gary Bertini, Ronald Zollman, among others. He played together with Roger Woodward, Elisabeth Leonskaya, Martha Argerich, James Tocco, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky, Frederic Meinders, Hans Mannes, Brigitte Engerer and more. He was the teacher of violinist such as Philippe Graffin, David Grimal, Cornelia Angerhofer, Janine Jansen, Yoris Jarzynski, Otto Tausk, Marie-Pierre Vendôme, and many others.
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• Born — 11 June 1946 • Died — 26 november 1996 • Instrument — violin
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