Efrem Zimbalist: A Life.Efrem Zimbalist Noun 1. Efrem Zimbalist - United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) Zimbalist : A Life Roy Malan Amadeus Press 512 Newark Pompton Turnpike turnpike, road paid for partly or wholly by fees collected from travelers at tollgates. It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through such a gate until the toll was paid. See also road. Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 1574670913 $29.95 amadeuspress.com Roy Malan is himself a famed concertmaster con·cert·mas·ter n. The first violinist in a symphony orchestra. and solo violinist who studied under Efrem Zimbalist at the Curtis Institute, so is the perfect critic to provide biographical embellishment to the life of violinist Efrem Zimbalist, one of the directors of the Curtis Institute of Music Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia; coeducational; founded 1924 by Mary Louise Curtis Bok (later married to Efrem Zimbalist) and named for her father, Cyrus Curtis. . Zimbalist began his professional career at the age of nine, became a celebrity at 17 in a debut in Berlin, and became one of the century's greatest teachers of the instrument: Efrem Zimbalist: A Life covers all the nuances of his life and times. |
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