Info| Persons, originating
from Poland Bronislaw Huberman |
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Born 19 December 1882 in CzęstochowaDied 16 June 1947 in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
Huberman was a Jewish Polish violinist. He was known for his individualistic and personal interpretations and was praised for his tone color, expressiveness, and flexibility.
In 1929 Huberman first visited Palestine and developed his vision of establishing classical music in the Promised Land. In 1933, during the Nazis' rise to power, Huberman declined invitations from Wilhelm Furtwangler to return to preach a "musical peace", but wrote instead an open letter to German intellectuals inviting them to remember their essential values. In 1936 he founded the Palestine Orchestra, which gave its first performance on 26 December with Arturo Toscanini conducting. This laid the foundations of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,established 1948, a year after Huberman's death.
In 1937, a year before the Anschluss, Huberman left Vienna and took refuge in Switzerland. He stayed there until his dead.
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Israel 1986, 18 XII |
