Alfred Eugene Megerlin (June 30, 1880 – February 22, 1941) was a violinist. He was the

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and first violinist of the

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Biography

Megerlin was born in Antwerp, Belgium and trained at the

Royal Conservatory of Brussels The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Provid ...

where he graduated in 1900. He became the concertmaster at the

Vlaamse Opera The Vlaamse Opera (Flemish Opera) is an opera company in Belgium directed by Jan Vandenhouwe which operates in two different opera houses in two Flemish cities, the Vlaamse Opera Antwerp at Van Ertbornstraat 8 and the Vlaamse Opera Ghent at Schouwbu ...

and played with the

Orchestre Lamoureux The Orchestre Lamoureux () officially known as the Société des Nouveaux-Concerts and also known as the Concerts Lamoureux) is an orchestral concert society which once gave weekly concerts by its own orchestra, founded in Paris by Charles Lamoureu ...

. In 1917 he became the

and first violinist of the

under Josef Stránský when he replaced

Maximilian Pilzer Maximilian Pilzer (February 26, 1890 – May 30, 1958) was a Conducting, conductor and violinist. He was concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic orchestra from 1915 to 1917.Anne Mischakoff Heiles, America’s Concertmast ...

Personal life

Megerlin is the maternal grandfather of actor

Johnny Crawford John Ernest Crawford (March 26, 1946 – April 29, 2021) was an American actor, singer, and musician. He first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer. At age 12, Crawford rose to prominence playing Mark McCain in the series ' ...

, who played Mark McCain on the television show ''

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''. Megerlin died in

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in 1941.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Megerlin, Alfred Eugene Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Concertmasters of the New York Philharmonic 1880 births 1941 deaths Belgian emigrants to the United States Violinists