Adolph Brodsky - Revision history

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Dedications

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	==Dedications==		==Dedications==
	After the successful 1881 performance of his [[Violin Concerto]] in [[Vienna]], Tchaikovsky withdrew the original dedication to [[Auer]], and ~~gave it to~~ Brodsky ~~instead~~.		After the successful 1881 performance of his [[Violin Concerto]] in [[Vienna]], Tchaikovsky withdrew the original dedication to [[Auer]], and future editions were inscribed: "À Monsieur Adolphe Brodsky".

	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

Brett at 13:14, 26 August 2023

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Son of the violinist David Brodsky, Adolph took up the instrument even before his fifth birthday, soon becoming a pupil of Joseph Hellmesberger (1828–1893) at the [[Vienna]] Conservatory. He began his professional career as a lecturer at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory (1875–1878), and subsequently professor at the [[Leipzig]] Conservatory (1883–1891), where he established the Brodsky Quartet. In 1882, he married [[Anna Brodsky\|Anna ~~Skadowskaya~~]] at [[Sevastopol]] in the Crimea.		Son of the violinist David Brodsky, Adolph took up the instrument even before his fifth birthday, soon becoming a pupil of Joseph Hellmesberger (1828–1893) at the [[Vienna]] Conservatory. He began his professional career as a lecturer at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory (1875–1878), and subsequently professor at the [[Leipzig]] Conservatory (1883–1891), where he established the Brodsky Quartet. In 1882, he married [[Anna Brodsky\|Anna Skadovskaya]] at [[Sevastopol]] in the Crimea.

	In 1891, he travelled to the United States to serve as first violinist of the [[New York]] Symphony Orchestra (1891–1894) under [[Walter Damrosch]]. In 1895 he returned to Europe, where he accepted an invitation from Sir Charles Hallé to teach at the recently founded Royal Manchester College of Music in England, and to lead the Hallé Orchestra. Hallé died shortly after the Brodskys' arrival in Manchester, and Brodsky took over as principal of the College — a position which he held until his death. He also founded a series of chamber concerts by the quartet that still bears his name.		In 1891, he travelled to the United States to serve as first violinist of the [[New York]] Symphony Orchestra (1891–1894) under [[Walter Damrosch]]. In 1895 he returned to Europe, where he accepted an invitation from Sir Charles Hallé to teach at the recently founded Royal Manchester College of Music in England, and to lead the Hallé Orchestra. Hallé died shortly after the Brodskys' arrival in Manchester, and Brodsky took over as principal of the College — a position which he held until his death. He also founded a series of chamber concerts by the quartet that still bears his name.

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	Letter 4488 was jointly addressed to Adolph and his wife [[Anna Brodsky]].		Letter 4488 was jointly addressed to Adolph and his wife [[Anna Brodsky]].

	21 letters from Adolph Brodsky to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1882 to 1891, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].		21 letters from Adolph Brodsky to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1882 to 1891, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup\|4}}, Nos. 320–340).

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
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	[[Category:Dedicatees\|Brodsky, Adolph]]		[[Category:Dedicatees\|Brodsky, Adolph]]
	[[Category:Violinists\|Brodsky, Adolph]]		[[Category:Violinists\|Brodsky, Adolph]]
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External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [[wikipedia:Adolph_Brodsky\|Wikipedia]]		* [[wikipedia:Adolph_Brodsky\|Wikipedia]]
			* {{viaf\|22329989}}

	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==

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Text replacement - "Klin House-Museum Archive" to "{{RUS-KLč}} at Klin"

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	Letter 4488 was jointly addressed to Adolph and his wife [[Anna Brodsky]].		Letter 4488 was jointly addressed to Adolph and his wife [[Anna Brodsky]].

	21 letters from Adolph Brodsky to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1882 to 1891, are preserved in the [[Klin]] ~~House-Museum Archive~~.		21 letters from Adolph Brodsky to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1882 to 1891, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[Hannover]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's Hofkapelle, Georg ~~Hänflein~~, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>		<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[Hannover]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's Hofkapelle, Georg Haenflein, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>
	</references>		</references>

Tony: /* Notes and References */ Text replacement - "Hopfkapelle" to "Hofkapelle"

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Notes and References: Text replacement - "Hopfkapelle" to "Hofkapelle"

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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[Hannover]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's ~~Hopfkapelle~~, Georg Hänflein, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>		<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[Hannover]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's Hofkapelle, Georg Hänflein, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Son of the violinist David Brodsky, Adolph took up the instrument even before his fifth birthday, soon becoming a pupil of Joseph Hellmesberger (1828–1893) at the [[Vienna]] Conservatory. He began his professional career as a lecturer at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory (1875–1878), and subsequently professor at the [[Leipzig]] Conservatory (1883–1891), where he established the Brodsky Quartet. In 1882 he married [[Anna Brodsky\|Anna Skadowskaya]] at [[Sevastopol]] in the Crimea.		Son of the violinist David Brodsky, Adolph took up the instrument even before his fifth birthday, soon becoming a pupil of Joseph Hellmesberger (1828–1893) at the [[Vienna]] Conservatory. He began his professional career as a lecturer at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory (1875–1878), and subsequently professor at the [[Leipzig]] Conservatory (1883–1891), where he established the Brodsky Quartet. In 1882, he married [[Anna Brodsky\|Anna Skadowskaya]] at [[Sevastopol]] in the Crimea.

	In 1891 he travelled to the United States to serve as first violinist of the [[New York]] Symphony Orchestra (1891–1894) under [[Walter Damrosch]]. In 1895 he returned to Europe, where he accepted an invitation from Sir Charles Hallé to teach at the recently-founded Royal Manchester College of Music in England, and to lead the Hallé Orchestra. Hallé died shortly after the Brodskys' arrival in Manchester, and Brodsky took over as principal of the College — a position which he held until his death. He also founded a series of chamber concerts by the quartet that still bears his name.		In 1891, he travelled to the United States to serve as first violinist of the [[New York]] Symphony Orchestra (1891–1894) under [[Walter Damrosch]]. In 1895 he returned to Europe, where he accepted an invitation from Sir Charles Hallé to teach at the recently founded Royal Manchester College of Music in England, and to lead the Hallé Orchestra. Hallé died shortly after the Brodskys' arrival in Manchester, and Brodsky took over as principal of the College — a position which he held until his death. He also founded a series of chamber concerts by the quartet that still bears his name.

	==Tchaikovsky and Brodsky==		==Tchaikovsky and Brodsky==
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	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
	17 letters from Tchaikovsky to Adolph Brodsky have survived, dating from 1875 to c.1891, all of which have been translated into English on this website:		17 letters from Tchaikovsky to Adolph Brodsky have survived, dating from 1875 to c. 1891, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
	* '''[[Letter 432b]]''' – 1875 (?), from [[Moscow]]		* '''[[Letter 432b]]''' – 1875 (?), from [[Moscow]]
	* '''[[Letter 1924]]''' – 1/13 January 1882, from [[Rome]]		* '''[[Letter 1924]]''' – 1/13 January 1882, from [[Rome]]

Brett: Text replacement - "Hanover" to "Hannover"

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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[~~Hanover~~]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's Hopfkapelle, Georg Hänflein, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>		<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[Hannover]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's Hopfkapelle, Georg Hänflein, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>
	</references>		</references>

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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">Although the concerto had already been ~~performed the previous year~~ in [[~~Hannover~~]], ~~possibly~~ without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge ~~— see~~ {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>		<ref name="note1">Although for many years the [[Vienna]] performance was believed to have been the concerto's premiere, this had actually already been given in [[Hanover]] on 1/13 March 1880, by the concertmaster of the city's Hopfkapelle, Georg Hänflein, conducted by Ernst Frank — apparently without Tchaikovsky's or Brodsky's knowledge. See {{bibx\|2022/2\|Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 4}} (2022).</ref>
	</references>		</references>