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Totenberg, Roman

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Personal name headingTotenberg, Roman
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Birth date1911-01-01
Death date2012-05-08
Place of birthŁódź (Poland)
Place of deathNewton (Mass.)
Field of activityViolin--Performance
AffiliationBoston University
Profession or occupationViolinists University and college faculty members
Found inBrahms, J, Violin concerto, op. 77 [SR] p1988: label (Roman Totenberg, violin) booklet (Polish-born violinist; currently teaches at Boston University)
Int. ww in mus., 16th ed. (Totenberg, Roman; b. Jan. 1, 1911, Lodz, Poland; violinist, conductor)
New York times WWW site, May 9, 2012 (in obituary published May 8: Roman Totenberg; b. Jan. 1, 1911, Lodz, Poland; d. Tuesday [May 8, 2012], Newton, Mass., aged 101; violin prodigy who came of age in the era of expressive players like Fritz Kreisler and Jascha Heifetz, shared their virtuosity, and influenced generations of musicians as a teacher)
Polish Review, 2012: v. 57, no. 2, p. 139 (Roman Totenberg, 1911- 2012; born in Łódź. Poland) p. 140 (professor of music, Boston Univ.)