Nahan Franko
Nahan Franko | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | 23 July 1861
Died | 7 June 1930 Amityville, New York, United States | (aged 68)
Spouse(s) | Edith Edwards Cornelia Anna Ruppert
(m. 1895; died 1896)Anna Braga (m. 1899) |
Relatives | Sam Franko (brother) |
Nahan Franko (July 23, 1861 - June 7, 1930) was an American
.Biography
Franko was born in New Orleans on July 23, 1861. He studied the violin in Europe with Joseph Joachim and August Wilhelmj. He became an orchestral violinist, playing with leading American and European orchestras; he later became the first American-born conductor to work at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Nahan Franko made his debut in 1869 at Steinway Hall, and subsequently toured with
Married three times, Franko's first wife was Edith Edwards whom he wed and divorced at a young age. On 7.3.1895 he married Cornelia Anna Ruppert (b. 6.21.1865) and became her widower on 12.3.1896. Cornelia Anna Ruppert-Franko was the sister of Jacob Ruppert. Franko's widow was German actress Anna Braga whom he married in 1899.
At 68, Nahan Franko died of a blood clot at his Amityville, New York home where he was recuperating from an earlier stroke. His pallbearers included Theodore Steinway and John Philip Sousa.
References
- David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.
- K. Jacob Ruppert, J.D., great-grand nephew of Nahan Franko
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