Rudy Toth
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Rudy Toth | |
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| Born | 16 December 1925 Stare Karasnow, Czechoslovakia |
| Origin | Lisle, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, conductor, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, cimbalom |
| Years active | 1940s-1980s |
Rudy Toth (16 December 1925 – 9 July 2009) was a Canadian
Early life and education
Born in Stare Karasnow, Czechoslovakia, Toth was the son of violinist and cimbalom maker Carl Toth and the elder brother of musicians Jerry Toth and Tony Toth. He was the only child in the family not born in Canada as the family emigrated to Windsor, Ontario shortly after his birth. As a child he studied the cimbalom with his father. He studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) during the 1940s where his instructors included Boris Berlin (piano), John Weinzweig (harmony), and Ettore Mazzoleni (conducting). He pursued further studies in conducting with Walter Susskind in Toronto and at the Tanglewood Music Center with Leonard Bernstein. In 1950 he went to Paris to study the Piano with Gaby Casadesus.[1]
Career
Toth began his performance career playing in
Toth ceased working as a music director at the CBC in 1965, after which he concentrated his efforts on composing
Toth died in
References
- ^ a b c d e Betty Nygaard King. "Rudy Toth". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Betty Nygaard King. "Josephine Toth". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
