Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001.

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Concert violinist.

From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, January 27, 1992. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896054

Epithet: American violinist

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Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with Albert Roussel and Vincent d’Indy. After completing the composition courses, he studied conducting with Charles Munch and Désormière. He graduated from the Paris Conservatory in 1928, winning a premier prix.

Martinon’s familiarity with conducting started in France, followed by various appointments in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. In 1946, he embarked on a conducting career directing the Concerts du Conservatoire in Paris and the Bordeaux Symphony. The successful debut with the LPO led to his appointment as associate conductor of the orchestra in 1947. From 1947-1950 Martinon directed the Radio Eireann orchestra, Dublin and in 1951, he returned to Paris to conduct the Concerts Lamoureux until 1957. From 1957-1959, Martinon conducted the Israel Philharmonic. His appointment as the next conductor of the Düsseldorf Symphony occurred in 1959. Martinon was in Düsseldorf until 1963 when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra selected him as their music director, a position he held until 1968. During that same year, he returned to France to direct the French National Radio Orchestra and served as the principal conductor of the Hague Residentie–Orkest from 1974 until shortly before his death in 1976.

Martinon’s extensive experience as a composer led to his approach to conducting. The Symphoniette pour orchestre á cordes, piano, harpe et timbales, op. 16, from 1935, is one of three first attempts at composition. After enlisting in the war, Martinon’s imprisonment in a German camp, Stalag IX A, resulted in several new compositions, Psaume 136, le Chant des Captifs, Musique d’Exil, Sonatina No.3, Sonatina No. 4 for wind instruments, and various choral works. In 1946, the city of Paris awarded a prize to his composition le Chant des Captifs. After the war, other notable compositions include Symphonie no. 3 (Irlandaise), the Concerto no. 2 pour violin et orchestre, op. 5, dedicated to Szeryng, and the Concerto pour cello et orchestre, op. 52, composed for Pierre Fournier. For the stage Martinon composed two works, the ballet Ambohimanga ou la Cité Bleue and in 1949 the opera Hécube with a libretto by Serge Moreux. Symphony no.4 Altitudes was the outcome of a commission from the Chicago Symphony to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

Martinon had recently taken on a position at the Paris Conservatory to teach conducting when he died from a serious illness on March 1, 1976.

From the guide to the Jean Martinon papers, 1923-1994, (Music Library)

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referencedIn Henryk Szeryng Collection, 1933-1988, (bulk 1960-1988) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Koutzen, Boris, 1901-1966. Boris Koutzen collection, 1889-2005 (bulk 1954-1965). Library of Congress
referencedIn Joseph Barnes Papers, 1923-1970 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ralph and Ursula Vaughan Williams: Photographs, 1960-1979 British Library
referencedIn Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Isaac Stern. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
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referencedIn William Schuman papers and records, 1933-1986 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
referencedIn Joseph Wechsberg Papers, 1943-1983, (bulk 1964-1979) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Agor, Yaʻaḳov. 880-01 Concert by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist Isaac Stern. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
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referencedIn Winigrad, Allen J.,. Allen J. Winigrad slides of performing artists, 1973-1989. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Harold Spivacke Collection, 1923-1984, (bulk 1930-1978) Library of Congress. Music Division
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creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1976 August 4. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1966-1981. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Max Rudolf Papers, 1922-1993, (bulk 1945-1992) Library of Congress. Music Division
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referencedIn Rosenberg, Abraham, 1865-1929. Rosenberg family papers, 1860-1977. Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library
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referencedIn Gold, Julius, 1884-1969. Julius Gold collection, 1858-1924 (bulk 1920-1955). Library of Congress
creatorOf Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001,. Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, January 27, 1992. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Boris Koutzen Collection, 1889-2005, (bulk 1954-1965) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf California Labor School. Records, 1943-1955. University of Michigan
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referencedIn Little Orchestra Society concert recordings collection [sound recording], 1947-1957 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Max Rudolf papers, 1922-1993 (bulk 1945-1992). Library of Congress
referencedIn Szeryng, Henryk. Henryk Szeryng collection, 1933-1988 (bulk 1960-1988). Library of Congress
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referencedIn The Leonard Burkat Papers, 1943-1981 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Sigmund Diamond Papers, [ca. 1950]-1990 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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referencedIn Altman, Leonard, 1920-1996. Leonard Altman papers, 1930-1995. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Little Orchestra Society. Concert recordings collection [sound recording], 1947-1957. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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referencedIn Gold, Julius, 1884-1969. Julius Gold collection, 1858-1924 (bulk 1920-1955). Library of Congress
referencedIn Daniel Schorr Papers, 1922-2006, (bulk 1943-2006) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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creatorOf Jean Martinon papers, 1923-1994 Music Library
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Birth 1920-07-21

Death 2001-09-22

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