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Also known as Leopold von Auer

Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer (1845–1930)

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  • Violin Master Works & Their Interpretation. With a Foreword by Frederick H. Martens and 360 Musical Illustrations.
  • Serenade for Violin and Piano
  • Violin Playing As I Teach It
  • Six Sonatas for Violin and Piano
  • Violin playing as I teach it (1921)

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Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1967-02-23

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183
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Leopold Auer (June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, teacher, conductor and composer. Auer was born in Veszprém to a Jewish family, but became a Christian later in life. He first studied violin with a local concertmaster. He later continued his studies with Ridley Kohné in Budapest, Jacques Dont in Vienna and finally Joseph Joachim in Hanover. He settled in St. Petersburg and taught at the conservatoire there from 1868 to 1917, taking over the position after the death of Cesar

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Key facts

Born
Leopold Auer , ( 1845-06-07 ) June 7, 1845, Veszprém , Kingdom of Hungary
Died
July 15, 1930 (1930-07-15) (aged 85), Loschwitz , Germany
Resting place
Ferncliff Cemetery
Occupations
Violinist academic conductor composer
Years active
1858-1930

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leopold
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Veszprém
Place of death
Loschwitz
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Hungarian
Student of
Joseph Joachim
Instrument
violin
Image
Leopold Auer, 1845-1930, three-quarter length portrait, seated LCCN2005689200.jpg
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place of burial
Ferncliff Cemetery
Commons category
Leopold Auer
date of birth
1845-06-07
date of death
1930-07-15
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Auer Lipót
cause of death
pneumonia
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Works in European collections

6 objects attributed to Leopold Auer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Leopold von Auer (Hungarian: Auer Lipót; June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, academic, conductor, composer, and instructor. Many of his students went on to become prominent concert performers and teachers.

Early life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leopold Auer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.