Name Toscha Seidel | Movies Melody for Three | |
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Died November 15, 1962, Los Angeles, California, United States Similar People Leopold Auer, Mischa Elman, Sascha Jacobsen, Efrem Zimbalist, Arnold Steinhardt | ||
Toscha seidel plays brahmsiana by vladimir bakaleinikov
Toscha Seidel (November 17, 1899 – November 15, 1962) was a Russian virtuoso violinist.
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Toscha seidel brahms violin sonata no 1 in g major op 78
Biography
He was born in Odessa on November 17, 1899. A student of Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg, Seidel became known for a lush, romantic tone and unique and free rubato. In the 1930s he emigrated to the United States, making his way to Hollywood where he made a career in the studios of motion pictures. He was featured (as soloist) in several Hollywood productions, including the movies Intermezzo, Apomethe, [1] and Melody for Three. [2] He was also an avid chess player (like Mischa Elman).
In 1934 Seidel gave violin instruction to Albert Einstein, and received a sketch in return, reportedly diagramming length contraction of his theory of relativity [3] [4].
Seidel performed on violins by Antonio Stradivari "Da Vinci" 1712 (now known as the Ex-Seidel), Giovanni Battista Guadagnini 1786 (now known as the Ex-Seidel), as well as copy of the "Alard Stradivari" by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume 1860.
He died on November 15, 1962.