Szeryng, Henryk

Szeryng, Henryk

▪ Polish musician
born Sept. 22, 1918, Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw [Poland]
died March 3, 1988, Kassel, W.Ger.

      Polish-born Mexican violinist noted for his performances of the major repertory.

      Szeryng studied with Carl Flesch in Berlin and with Jacques Thibaud in Paris. He made his debut in 1933, and from 1933 to 1939 he was a composition student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris. During World War II he was on the staff of the Polish government-in-exile. Fluent in seven languages, he worked as a translator and traveled to Mexico to find homes for refugees. He gave more than 300 concerts for Allied troops in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. He became a professor at the University of Mexico in 1943 and a Mexican citizen in 1946.

      Encouraged by Artur Rubinstein, he resumed his concert career in 1954 and soon gained recognition for his technical command and stylistic elegance. He made numerous recordings, including all of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works for violin and orchestra and J.S. Bach's solo sonatas and partitas. He became a special music adviser to UNESCO in 1970 and served as a cultural ambassador for Mexico.

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