1999 Death Yehudi Menuhin, violin virtuoso, dies at 82 1998 Death Shinichi Suzuki, music educator, "developed the ""Suzuki Method"" which taugh violin to children", dies at 98 1995 Death Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin, dies at 89 1971 Birthday Midori, born in Osaka, Japan, violinist, prodigy, studied at Julliard, plays the 1734 Buarnerius del Gesu violin 1967 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Violin concert, premieres in Moscow 1967 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Violin concert 1959 Event Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet 1958 Death Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 1939 Event 1st performance of Bela Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin 1932 Birthday Hugh Wood, born in Parbold, England, composer, studied with William Lloyd Webber, Anthony Milner, Iain Hamilton, works include Symphony and Violin Concerto 1930 Birthday Luis de Pablo, born in Bilbao, Spain, founder, Alea, Nueva Musica, teacher, composer, chamber music works include 'Ex voto for Violin and Viola' 1995 1924 Birthday Ida Haendel, Polish violinist and author, Woman with Violin 1914 Birthday Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1905 Birthday Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin 1903 Birthday William Primrose, Glasgow Scot, violist, Method for Violin and Viola 1901 Birthday Jascha Heifetz, Vilna Lithuania, U.S. violin virtuoso, Carnegie Hall 1894 Birthday Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1879 Event John Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig 1875 Death Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 1848 Birthday William M Harnett, U.S. painter, Old Violin 1820 Death Joseph F. Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 1798 Birthday Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker, octobas 1784 Birthday Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, born in Germany, violin virtuoso and composer, Faust 1782 Birthday Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso, Princess Lucca 1781 Event Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379 1742 Death Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 1742 Death Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 1740 Birthday Joseph F. Weigl, German/Austrian, violin cellist 1679 Birthday Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1678 Birthday Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer, 4 Seasons 1671 Birthday Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1596 Birthday Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker, Stradivari and Guarneri
