Leopold Auer
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Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer (1845–1930)
Key facts
- Born
- Leopold Auer , ( 1845-06-07 ) June 7, 1845, Veszprém , Kingdom of Hungary
- Died
- July 15, 1930 (1930-07-15) (aged 85), Loschwitz , Germany
- Resting place
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Occupations
- Violinist academic conductor composer
- Years active
- 1858-1930
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leopold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Veszprém
- Place of death
- Loschwitz
- Occupation
- composer
- Employer
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Student of
- Joseph Joachim
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Leopold Auer, 1845-1930, three-quarter length portrait, seated LCCN2005689200.jpg
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- P8168
- Caucasian War
- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Commons category
- Leopold Auer
- date of birth
- 1845-06-07
- date of death
- 1930-07-15
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Auer Lipót
- cause of death
- pneumonia
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Leopold Auer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Leopold von Auer (Hungarian: Auer Lipót; June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, academic, conductor, composer, and instructor. Many of his students went on to become prominent concert performers and teachers.
Early life and career
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