Szigeti, Joseph. (1892–1973). Signed Halftone Photograph. Halftone photograph of the great Hungarian violinist, signed at the right and dated (apparently in another hand) 1936. Clipped from a program and mounted on black card. One vertical crease; slightly irregularly trimmed; overall in very good condition. Please note that the image appears much less pixelated in person than it does in our high resolution scan! 4 x 5 inches (10.5 x 12.5 cm).
Born into a musical family, Szigeti spent his early childhood in a small town in Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay. After completing his studies with Hubay in his early teens, Szigeti began his international concert career. His performances at that time were primarily limited to salon-style recitals and the more overtly virtuosic repertoire; however, after making the acquaintance of pianist Ferruccio Busoni, he began to develop a much more thoughtful and intellectual approach to music that eventually earned him the nickname "The Scholarly Virtuoso". Szigeti settled in Geneva, where he became Professor of Violin at the local conservatory in 1917. It was in Geneva that he met his future wife, Wanda Ostrowska, and at roughly the same time he became friends with the composer Béla Bartók. From the 1920s until 1960, Szigeti performed regularly around the world and recorded extensively. He also distinguished himself as a strong advocate of new music, and was the dedicatee of many new works by contemporary composers.
Szigeti, Joseph. (1892–1973). Signed Halftone Photograph. Halftone photograph of the great Hungarian violinist, signed at the right and dated (apparently in another hand) 1936. Clipped from a program and mounted on black card. One vertical crease; slightly irregularly trimmed; overall in very good condition. Please note that the image appears much less pixelated in person than it does in our high resolution scan! 4 x 5 inches (10.5 x 12.5 cm).
Born into a musical family, Szigeti spent his early childhood in a small town in Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay. After completing his studies with Hubay in his early teens, Szigeti began his international concert career. His performances at that time were primarily limited to salon-style recitals and the more overtly virtuosic repertoire; however, after making the acquaintance of pianist Ferruccio Busoni, he began to develop a much more thoughtful and intellectual approach to music that eventually earned him the nickname "The Scholarly Virtuoso". Szigeti settled in Geneva, where he became Professor of Violin at the local conservatory in 1917. It was in Geneva that he met his future wife, Wanda Ostrowska, and at roughly the same time he became friends with the composer Béla Bartók. From the 1920s until 1960, Szigeti performed regularly around the world and recorded extensively. He also distinguished himself as a strong advocate of new music, and was the dedicatee of many new works by contemporary composers.