Jenö
Antal, Budapest
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gave concerts and recitals in Paris in 1925 and since 1926 he is a
member of the Roth Quartet (second violin).
Dragutin
Arany, Zagreb
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In reverence to Oscar Nedbal, he is playing for years on the
alto-viola used by him, which was dedicated to him by Nedbal's
widow.
Ervina
Brokes, Prague
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She gave her first concert in Prague under the protectorate of Lady
Clerk, the wife of the English Ambassador in Prague at that time. She
belongs to the best known Czech violin virtuosos.
Platon
Soterios Drakoules, Oxford, N.W. and Athens
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is a writer and sociologist and is the founder of the Socialist
Labour movement in Greece. His recreations: violin and chess.
Georges
Georgesco, Bucharest and Sinaia
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His first appearance as violincellist was in Berlin from 1910 to
1912. The two fingers of his left hand were paralyzed.
Jenö
Hubay de Szalatna, Budapest
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After completed his studies in Berlin, he came back to Budapest he
undertook friendly connections with Franz Liszt, who liked to play
together with him. Together with David Popper, a famous
violincellist, who worked on the Royal High Music Academy, he founded
the stringquartette Hubay-Popper. He very much liked and appreciated
many of the newest compositions of Johannes Brahms and even before
they were printed they have been offered by the composer to this
quartet for the first performance. More than 100 of his songs,
especially his "csárdás" are as popular as the works of
Liszt.
Bronislaw
Huberman, Vienna
In September 1892 he performed at the Viennese International
Exhibition for Music followed by a concert before the Emperor Francis
Joseph. In the following years he gave concerts in Europe and America
(in 1925 in Vienna he gave 12 concerts) and in 1896 he performed his
first interpretation of the Brahms Concerto in the presence of Brahms
himself and many other musical authorities in the Hall. Brahms was so
delighted with his interpretation that he took the boy and kissed him
with tears in his eyes. About 1900 there was an interruption for
other education purposes. In 1908 Huberman played on the violin of
Paganini in Genoa, an honor which was manifested in a fine golden
medal handed to him by the Mayor of Genoa.
Hedi
Katz-Korngold, Englewood, New York
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Her debut was in Vienna in 1904. She was first violinist of the Hague
Symphony and is now Director of the Music School of Henry Street
Settlement, New York.
Rezsö
Kemény, Budapest
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His first public appearance was before King Francis Joseph in
Budapest at the age of 14. He has given concert tours to all capitals
of Europe.
Jan
M. Lasdin, Brussels
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was the first solo-violonist with the Imperial Court Orchestra in St.
Petersburg from 1902 to 1917. He is now Envoyé extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of Latvia in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Bogdan
Milankovich, Sarajevo
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is professor at the Lyceum in Sarajevo since 1910; Director of the
Musical School in Sarajevo since 1922; and is president of the
Sarajevo Philharmonic since 1923. He discovered in 1932 the acoustic
laws of the construction of the violin and since that time constructs
violins.
Juro
Tkalcic, Belgrade
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began to study violoncello with 9 years but had to stop studies on
account of the death of his teacher, Professor Oertl. In
accomplishing his classic studies, he remained faithful to his
musical vocation and when he graduated, he obtained from his father
the authorization to come to 