Andre Polah Papers 1915-1949

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Andre Polah Papers 1915-1949

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Papers of the American conductor, violinist. Born in The Hague, Holland. Correspondence (1918-1949); musical programs (1918-1949); clippings about Polah, some relating to his tenure as concertmaster and conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra; and sheet music.

2.0 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Polah, Andre, 1892-1949

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Andre Polah (1892-1949) was born in Holland and began studying music at age six, at The Hague in his home country. Later he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, then at Liege University and finally the Paris Conservatoire. At sixteen he began playing violin in concert. In 1917, at the end of World War I, Polah was released from a German prison camp and came with his Belgian teacher, Eugene Ysaye, to the United States. That year he began touring with John McCormack and later c...

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

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