Temianka, Henri. (1906-1992)
Signed Photograph
Signed family portrait of the virtuoso violinist, conductor, author, and founder of the Paganini Quartet who was also the concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony under Fritz Reiner 1941-42, performing as soloist in concertos including the Beethoven and Mozart A major. Pictured with his wife, son, and their pet dog, he has inscribed to George Gaber, a former colleague at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: "To George Gaber, in old friendship/ and with much admiration from Henri Temianka, January 1957" to margins in blue ink. Crease to lower left corner, else in very fine condition. 4.25 x 5 inches (10.2 x 12.4 cm.).From the collection of George Gaber (1916–2007), noted percussionist who performed with a number of professional ensembles, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Baltimore Symphony and worked with Leonard Bernstein, Otto Klemperer, Igor Stravinsky, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington and many others over the span of his career. From 1960 to 1986 taught percussion at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and was also an artist in residence at Carnegie Mellon University, an adjudicator for National Music Arts in Japan and the Canadian Music Competition, and a Hall of Fame recipient in Percussion Arts Society.
(18970)Signed Photograph Classical Music