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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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In an interview published by The Post in 1985, Starker said that the orchestra’s recent development had been “incredible” and that the company was then “among the top three community orchestras in the country.”

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

“Aldo spent a lot of time here, but also a lot of time over there, too,” Rigdon said, nodding his head toward the Starker House.

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