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Starker

American  
[shtahr-ker] / ˈʃtɑr kər /

noun

  1. Janos 1924–2013, U.S. cellist, born in Hungary.


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As the FSO’s reputation grew, it was increasingly able to engage leading soloists, including the singer Ella Fitzgerald, the pianists Leonard Pennario, Peter Serkin and Jorge Bolet, and the cellist Janos Starker.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022

Starker Leopold, son of Aldo Leopold, was the author of the seminal document on how the NPS managed wildlife.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2016

Janos Starker fled his native Hungary after World War II; when he finally returned in the 1970s, he made his position clear: “I do not play for governments. I play for the people.”

From Slate • May 11, 2016

Leopold lived at 111 Clay St. from its completion in 1889 until the 1900 death of his grandfather, when, according to Curt Meine’s biography, the Leopolds moved into the Starker house next door.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2015

Photograph: Starker Leopold/Aldo Leopold Foundation A Sand County Almanac, first published in 1949, a year after its author’s death, is one of the most influential books about the natural world ever published.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2015

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