
Kreisler, Fritz
Biography
Fritz Kreisler
(Born; Vienna, 2 Feb 1875; Died; New York, 29 Jan 1962). American
violinist and composer of Austrian birth. After study at the Vienna Conservatory and the
Paris Conservatoire he toured the USA (1888-9). Real recognition came in 1899, after a
concert with the Berlin PO under Nikisch. His London début was in 1902 and in 1910 he
gave the première of Elgar's Concerto. He lived in Berlin, 1924-34, and in 1939 settled
in the USA, becoming an American citizen in 1943. His last concert was in 1947. Kreisler
played with grace, elegance and a sweet, golden tone with a pronounced vibrato. His
repertory included brief pieces of his own, some of them semi-pastiche pieces which he
initially ascribed to composers such as Tartini and Pugnani, some of them sugary Viennese
morsels, all beautifully written to display brilliant, subtle and expressive violin
playing.
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