{"id":1348,"date":"2010-12-10T17:31:57","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T17:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faujsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:27:41","slug":"mischa-elman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/events-general-interest\/mischa-elman\/","title":{"rendered":"Mischa Elman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"647\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Mischa-Elman-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Mischa Elman\" class=\"wp-image-1349\" title=\"Mischa Elman 2\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The world of music has been enriched beyond measure by the efforts of Jewish performers, conductors and composers.&nbsp; Today we highlight the talents of one of the great violinists of the 20th century,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/mischa-elman\"><strong>Mischa Elman.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famed for his passionate style and beautiful tone, this world-famous virtuoso was the grandson of a violin-playing klezmer performer.&nbsp;&nbsp;By the age of six he was already understood to be a prodigy and when he was 11 he was admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory for further training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made his Berlin debut in 1904 at age 13 and his London debut a year later. While still in his teens he traveled to the USA to&nbsp;appear at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Fifty years later, in 1958,&nbsp;he celebrated this occasion with a wonderful return performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elman&#8217;s recorded legacy spanned over 60 years. His first 78 rpm discs were made for Pathe, in Paris, in 1906.&nbsp; He continued recording until shortly before his death in 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Judaica Sound Archives has created six digitized &#8220;albums&#8221; from Elman&#8217;s 78 rpm discs produced by Victor\/Victrola between 1906 and 1921.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click either record label to hear any of the 77 songs in this collection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507915-B.jpg\" alt=\"Victrola record label titled &quot;Souvenir Poetique&quot; by Mischa Elman\" class=\"wp-image-1411\" title=\"Souvenir Poetique\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507915-B.jpg 350w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507915-B-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507915-B-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Victrola record label titled &#8220;Souvenir Poetique&#8221; by Mischa Elman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507304-B.jpg\" alt=\"Victrola record label titled &quot;Orientale&quot; by Mischa Elman\" class=\"wp-image-1410\" title=\"Orientale - Mischa Elman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507304-B.jpg 350w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507304-B-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/507304-B-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Victrola record label titled &#8220;Orientale&#8221; by Mischa Elman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faujsa.fau.edu\/jsa\/collection_album.php?collection=elman_mischa\"><br><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of music has been enriched beyond measure by the efforts of Jewish performers, conductors and composers.&nbsp; Today we highlight the talents of one of the great violinists of the 20th century,&nbsp;Mischa Elman. 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