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Ida Haendel
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Ida Haendel was a Polish-born female violinist and music educator. She studied under Carl Flesch and George Enesco and received her education at the Chopin University of Music. Her professional career focused on classical music, and she recorded for the Decca and Deutsche Grammophon record labels.
Born in Chełm in 1928, she held citizenship in Poland and the United Kingdom. She was a native Polish speaker who also spoke English. Haendel died in Miami on July 1, 2020. During her life, she resided in Miami and was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,408
- Total plays
- 10,436
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Haendel was born in Chełm, small city in Eastern Poland. She took up violin at the age three, as a seven-year-old was admitted at the Warsaw Conservatory.[1] Later she studied also with Carl Flesch and George Enescu in Paris. During World War II she played in factories and for British and American troops. Her career developed after the end of World War II.[1] Her autobiography, Woman with Violin, was published in 1970. She was made a CBE in 1991. Haendel has lived primarily in Miami, Florida for
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ida
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chełm
- Place of death
- Miami
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Chopin University of Music
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Native language
- Polish
- Student of
- George Enesco
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Image
- Ida Haendel, CBE.jpg
- Residence
- Miami
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- date of birth
- 1928-12-15
- name in native language
- Ida Haendel
- date of death
- 2020-07-01
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- Ida Haendel
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