Louis Kaufman
Louis Kaufman | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California | May 10, 1905
Instrument(s) | Violin |
Louis Kaufman (May 10, 1905 – February 9, 1994) was an American
Life and career
Kaufman was born in
Subsequently, he performed chamber music with
He was an accomplished violinist, playing 15-minute radio recitals when he was asked to play the soundtrack for Ernst Lubitsch's movie The Merry Widow; this performance opened up a long career in performing soundtracks for Hollywood films, including such classics as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, The Diary of Anne Frank, Wuthering Heights, The Grapes of Wrath, and Spartacus. It is variously estimated that he made 400 solo performances for movies and acted as the concertmaster for several hundred.
He also premiered a number of pieces by notable 20th-century composers, including works by Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Bohuslav Martinů, and made the premiere recording[4] of Samuel Barber's violin concerto.
He and his wife, the pianist
The couple donated a large collection of personal papers to the Library of Congress in 2000, which included papers from such notables as Leonard Bernstein, Jascha Heifetz, and others. They also donated a large art collection to the National Gallery of Art and Syracuse University.
Kaufman died, aged 88, in
Notes
Sources
- ^ Margaret Campbell (14 February 1994). "Obituary: Louis Kaufman". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ^ "A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi Discovered Me". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 2006-03-25.
- ^ New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts: "Voice of America Collection of Broadcast Recordings 1942-1955" CBS Symphony Orchestra performance June 27, 1948 with Alfredo Antonini and Louis Kaufman on archives.nypl.org
- ^ Kaufman and Kaufman 2003, p.124.
References
- Library of Congress profile of Louis Kaufman
- New York Times obituary of Louis Kaufman
- Louis Kaufman and Annette Kaufman: A Fiddler's Tale: How Vivaldi and Hollywood Discovered Me: My Adventures in Music and Art. 2003. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-18380-7
- WNYC Fishko Files on Louis Kaufman
Violins
Antonio Stradivari, violin 1727 Barrere Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, violin 1774 ex-Beel Guadagnini violin 1775c ex-Zimbalist; ex-Kaufman Nicolas Lupot, violin 1809 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin copy of "La Pucelle" Stradivari #1489 c.1839, and a violin by Carlo Bisiach G.B. Guadagnini model.
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