| LC control no. | n 81073611 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML410.A164 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Achron, Joseph, 1886-1943 |
| Variant(s) | Aḥaron, Yosef, 1886-1943 Akhron, Joseph, 1886-1943 Ахрон, Иосиф Юльевич, 1886-1943 Akhron, Iosif I︠U︡lʹevich, 1886-1943 |
| Other standard no. | Q1706412 19867866 0000000110222123 2b61aba9-f248-48ba-a1c4-701cea1f8a8f 75267 |
| Associated country | Russia United States |
| Located | Warsaw (Poland) Saint Petersburg (Russia) Berlin (Germany) New York (N.Y.) Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1886-05-13 |
| Death date | 1943-04-29 |
| Place of birth | Lazdijai (Lithuania) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Violin music Composition (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Violinists |
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| Found in | New Grove dict. of mus. WWW site (July 9, 2004): (b Lozdzieje, Poland [now Lazdijai, Lithuania], 13 May 1886; d Hollywood, CA, 29 April 1943). American violinist and composer of Lithuanian birth; brother of the pianist and composer Isidor Achron) Wikipedia, August 20, 2017 (Joseph Achron; Joseph Yulyevich Achron, also seen as Akhron (Russian: Иосиф Юльевич Ахрон = Iosif I︠U︡lʹevich Akhron) (May 13, 1886-April 29, 1943) was a Russian composer and violinist of Jewish origin, who settled in the United States; born in Lozdzieje, Russian Empire (now Lazdijai, Lithuania); died Hollywood, California) Joseph Achron Society website, August 20, 2017: About Achron (Joseph Achron was born in a small Lithuanian town called Lodzdzieje (now Lazdijai) on May 1/13, 1886. His father built him his first violin, and by the time he was two years old he had already composed his first simple tune. Realizing his toddler's potential, Achron's father moved the entire family to Warsaw so that the young prodigy could take formal violin lessons at the Warsaw Conservatory; When Achron was 13, the family moved to St. Petersburg so that he could study at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with the renowned Leopold Auer; After graduating from the Conservatory with the highest prize in violin performance, in 1904, Achron concertized abroad for several years before returning to St. Petersburg to further his studies in composition; During World War I, he was drafted into the Russian military as a performer for front-line troops; In 1922, Achron and his wife, the singer Marie Raphof, moved to Berlin; On December 31, 1924, Joseph and Marie Achron arrived at Ellis Island from Cherbourg, France, thus marking the start of their busy ten-year stay in New York; in 1934, the Achrons moved to Los Angeles; died on April 29, 1943) |
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