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Primrose, William, 1904–82, Scottish-American violist. After studying in London, and with Eugène Ysaÿe Ysaÿe, Eugène , 1858–1931, Belgian violinist, considered one of the foremost violinists of his time; pupil of Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps. He became professor of music at the Brussels Conservatory in 1886.
..... Click the link for more information. , he played with the London String Quartet (1930–35) and the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–42). In 1939 he formed his own quartet. As a soloist he ranked among the world's outstanding violists and greatly contributed to establishing the viola as a concert instrument. Several concertos were written for him. BibliographySee his Walk on the North Side (1978); D. Dalton, Playing the Viola: Conversations with William Primrose (1988). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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