Rudge, Olga, 1895-1996

Olga Rudge (1895-1996), musician and companion of Ezra Pound. Born in Ohio, educated in Europe, Rudge began her career as a concert violinist before World War I. She met Pound in Paris in 1923, and with George Antheil played in the debut performances of several of Pound's compositions. Their daughter was born in 1925. During the 1930s she became associated with the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and she and Pound promoted the music of Antonio Vivaldi in a series of performances and publications. In 1962, Pound rejoined Olga Rudge in Venice, where they lived until his death in 1972. Rudge died in 1996 at the age of 101.

From the description of Olga Rudge papers, 1887-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702135553

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