[78-L] Parlow - was Heifetz

[Andrew Homzy]

On 23-Oct-08, at 2:01 PM, Howard Friedman wrote:
>
>  Don't forget, he was taught by the greatest teached of the last  
> century, Leopold Aur, who also taught Elman, Zimbalist, Milstein,  
> Seidel, Spivakovsky, etc., etc., etc.
>
> Howard

And another Auer student was Canadian, Kathleen Parlow (1890-1963).

Parlow was the first "foreigner" to study in St. Petersburg. Her  
career and recordings pre-date Heifetz - she was more a contemporary  
of Auer's favourite student, Elman. Yet, in a sort of back-handed  
compliment, Auer characterized Parlow as "Elman in a skirt".

Parlow went on to be known as "The World's Greatest Woman Violinist".

Did anyone ever reach the pinnacle-of-prominence in being called "The  
World's Greatest Man Violinist"? !

http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/gramophone/m2-1022-e.html

Cheers,

Andrew Homzy, Montréal