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Murray Adaskin
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Canada
- Active from
- 1906
- Active to
- 2002
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- 118
- Total plays
- 585
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Dr. Murray Adaskin is a member of a distinguished Canadian family which includes Gordon Adaskin, painter; musician brothers the late John and Harry Adaskin; his late wife, Frances James, soprano. Born in Toronto, March 28, 1906, where he started his musical studies, Adaskin continued further work in New York and Paris. Violinist for ten years with Toronto Symphony, Adaskin also studied composition with John Weinzweig, Charles Jones and Darius Milhaud. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Murray+A
Wikidata facts
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Victoria
- Spouse
- Frances James
- Occupation
- violinist
- Educated at
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Murray Adaskin.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1906-03-26
- date of death
- 2002-05-06
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