Hurok

American  

[hyoor-ok, yoor-] / ˈhyʊər ɒk, ˈyʊər- /

noun

1. Sol(omon), 1888–1974, U.S. impresario, born in Russia.

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Example Sentences

But shortly before the premiere, the Royal Ballet’s American impresario, Sol Hurok, pushed for bigger stars.

From Washington Post

The night before Marian Anderson’s 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, she called Sol Hurok, her manager, to ask if she really had to go through with it.

From New York Times

But he took Hurok’s advice, and embarked on a career that stayed largely stuck in the lukewarm waters separating jazz, cabaret, spirituals and chamber music.

From New York Times

Impresario Sol Hurok, who had championed opera star Marian Anderson, persuaded her to become an opera singer and landed her a pivotal audition with the City Opera.

From Washington Post

The first was in 1946 in St. Paul, dancing under the management of the impresario Sol Hurok.

From New York Times