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| Creator: | Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991. |
| Title: | Rudolf Serkin Letter |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1968 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Letter from Hungarian-born pianist Rudolf Serkin to Max Bloom, concerning a Mr. Posniak. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) was a Hungarian-born composer. He studied and performed throughout Europe until 1933, when he and violinist Adolf Busch and family left Germany for Switzerland (Serkin was later to marry Busch's daughter, Irene). In 1939 they emigrated to the United States, where Serkin taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and was later (1968-1976) its Director. He and Adolf Busch founded the Marlboro Music School and Festival near Brattleboro, Vermont.
The Rudolf Serkin Letter consists of a single letter from Serkin to Max Bloom, thanking Bloom for his contribution to the Marlboro Music School and Festival and posing the question of how "to honor the memory of Mr. Posniak."
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Rudolf Serkin Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Max Bloom, 2004.
Created by: MRC
Date: 23 Aug 2010
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