Gabrilowitsch, Ossip. (1878-1936)

Autograph Signature

Autograph signature from the Russian-born pianist and conductor.  On a small card, 13 x 8 cm, mounted with decorative mounting corners to a small newspaper photo presentation.  Dated on the mount: November 18, 1930.  In fine condition. Mount measures 19 x 9 cm.

A student of Rubinstein, Lyadov, Glazunov and others, Gabrilowitsch was one of the first to record for the reproducing piano Welte-Mignon (1905) and had a major career as piano soloist. From 1910-14, he was conductor of the Munich Konzertverein and later settled in the US, appointed the founding director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1918. In 1909, he married Mark Twain's daughter, Clara Clemens, a singer who appeared with him in recital. (12869)
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