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Wieniawski

American  
[vye-nyahf-skee] / vyɛˈnyɑf ski /

noun

  1. Henryk 1835–80, Polish violinist and composer.


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Its eclectic Spring program begins Sunday with the Polish Wieniawski Philharmonic Orchestra, followed by the Ballet Folklórico de México on February 20.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2022

Beach Cities Symphony Music director Barry Brisk’s farewell concert includes excerpts from Berlioz’s “Roméo et Juliette” plus Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol”; also, young soloists perform selections by Haydn, Wieniawski and Prokofiev.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2019

Mr. Fodor had made his early reputation with dazzling showpieces by Paganini, Fritz Kreisler and Henryk Wieniawski, and critics took him increasingly to task for what they saw as the triumph of flash over substance.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2011

When a student tackles a technically difficult piece, like the Wieniawski concerto, Galamian makes it a little more difficult by asking quietly: "Sure you are ready to play this?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Rubenstein and Wieniawski were on board and Clara Doria; Mark Smith, the actor; Edmund Yeats and Maddox, the editor whom I had known in London, and, of course, Pauline Lucca.

From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise

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