Kolar, Victor. (1888 - 1957). Signed Photograph. Early photograph of the Hungarian-born American composer and conductor, signed and inscribed to Josef Franzl, horn player of the first New York Chamber Music Society. Signature on a photograph of 4 x 5.5 inches, mounted to a larger page with inscription and date. Light silvering to photograph, overall very good.
Born in Budapest, Kolar studied at the Conservatory in Prague, and was a pupil of both Otakar Sevcik and Antonin Dvorak. From 1905 until 1920 he was a violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New York Symphony, joining the Detroit Symphony in 1920 as an assistant conductor. He remained with the orchestra until 1941, eventually assuming the post of principal conductor.
Born in Budapest, Kolar studied at the Conservatory in Prague, and was a pupil of both Otakar Sevcik and Antonin Dvorak. From 1905 until 1920 he was a violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New York Symphony, joining the Detroit Symphony in 1920 as an assistant conductor. He remained with the orchestra until 1941, eventually assuming the post of principal conductor.
Kolar, Victor. (1888 - 1957). Signed Photograph. Early photograph of the Hungarian-born American composer and conductor, signed and inscribed to Josef Franzl, horn player of the first New York Chamber Music Society. Signature on a photograph of 4 x 5.5 inches, mounted to a larger page with inscription and date. Light silvering to photograph, overall very good.
Born in Budapest, Kolar studied at the Conservatory in Prague, and was a pupil of both Otakar Sevcik and Antonin Dvorak. From 1905 until 1920 he was a violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New York Symphony, joining the Detroit Symphony in 1920 as an assistant conductor. He remained with the orchestra until 1941, eventually assuming the post of principal conductor.
Born in Budapest, Kolar studied at the Conservatory in Prague, and was a pupil of both Otakar Sevcik and Antonin Dvorak. From 1905 until 1920 he was a violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New York Symphony, joining the Detroit Symphony in 1920 as an assistant conductor. He remained with the orchestra until 1941, eventually assuming the post of principal conductor.