Gabrilowitsch, Ossip. (1878–1936) Portrait Photograph

Gabrilowitsch, Ossip. (1878–1936)

Portrait Photograph

Vintage photograph of the Russian-born pianist and conductor, shown in a studio portrait by Underwood & Underwood of New York. Tape remnants on the verso; otherwise in fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.2 x 25.7 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. (16029)

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