In the 1930s, Bronisław Huberman co-founded the Palestine Symphony Orchestra (now the Israel Philharmonic) with conductor William Steinberg, gathering exiled European musicians.
Recording & Production
This album is part of the 'Archive Performances' series by Peter Biddulph Violins, dedicated to restoring and remastering historical recordings.
Interpretation
Bronisław Huberman's playing style was a fusion of 'old' and 'new' worlds, characterized by imaginative spiccato bowing, wildly spontaneous phrasing, and artful use of vibrato.
Performer Biography
After an aircraft accident in 1940 left him with a broken wrist and two smashed fingers, Bronisław Huberman regained his violin technique to his previous standard through sheer resolve.
Performer Biography
The aging Brahms was so impressed by Bronisław Huberman's playing of his violin concerto that he promised the young violinist a new fantasy for violin, a project cut short by Brahms's death.
Performer Biography
Bronisław Huberman was a passionate advocate for the Pan-European movement and used his concert stage as a platform to promote his beliefs.
Performer Biography
Bronisław Huberman, the violinist on this recording, was a child prodigy who entered the Warsaw Conservatory at age six and later studied with Karl Markees, an assistant to Joachim.
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