Nándor Zsolt (12 May 1887 in

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– 24 June 1936 in

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) was a Hungarian

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and the professor of violin at the

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. He was born in a professional musician family; his father was a conductor and music teacher. After graduating at Esztergom, he entered the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, taking violin studies with

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with

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. After completing his studies in Budapest, he continued his musical career in England, where he became the leader of the ''Queen's Hall Orchestra'' in London in 1908 at the age of 21. Nándor Zsolt made his soloist debut in London at

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in 1909, playing the Tchaikovsky's violin concerto under the baton of

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. He also gave concerts in Paris, and also appeared as a conductor in Vienna in 1914. After the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he was forced to spend five years in an internment camp on the

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, due to his Austria-Hungarian citizenship. Returning to Hungary in 1919, he became the professor of violin at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Among his successful students were

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. Nándor Zsolt founded orchestras in Hungary, and his virtuoso character compositions were performed in and outside Hungary.Mr. Moiselwitsch's Recital. February 23, 1921. ''The New York Times''
/ref> Nándor Zsolt died unexpectedly in Budapest at the age of 49. The music school in his hometown of Esztergom is named after him.

Selected compositions

* F major Romance for violin and piano, op. 1 (1902) * Symphony * Violin concerto in D minor, premiered in 1906) * Toccata * Air * Valse * Berceuse * Elegy * ''In chains'' * ''Satyr and Dryade'' * Violin sonata * ''Es ragt ins Meer'', song for the poetry of

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* ''Der erste Verlust'', song for the poetry of

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* ''Der schwere Abend'', song for the poetry of

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Media

Ede Zathureczky plays Zsolt Nándor: ''Odonata''

References

Sources

* Szabolcsi Bence - Tóth Aladár: ''Zenei lexikon'', Zeneműkiadó Vállalat, 1965. III. p. 732.

External links

BBC Proms Archive

Franz Liszt Academy of Music - NOTABLE ALUMNI, "Sándor Végh"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zsolt, Nándor 1887 births 1936 deaths Academic staff of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music Hungarian male classical violinists Hungarian male conductors (music) Hungarian music educators 20th-century Hungarian conductors (music) 20th-century Hungarian classical violinists 20th-century Hungarian composers 20th-century Hungarian male musicians