Raphael Bronstein (June 25, 1896 – November 4, 1988) was a

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ist and violin professor.

Early life

He was born in a Jewish family in

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and studied violin with Leopold Auer at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He arrived in the United States in 1923 to take a job as an assistant to Auer. Bronstein had one daughter, Ariana Bronne, who taught at the

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Career

Bronstein's teaching career spanned 65 years and was responsible for a large number of the current generation of leading violin teachers and performers. He taught at the Hartt School in Hartford,

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, Manhattan School of Music,

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and the

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. He is remembered annually at the Manhattan School of Music with the Raphael Bronstein Award. Bronstein's students have included

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, Michael Ludwig,

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, Lya Stern, Jay Zhong, Kerry McDermott, Judith Morse, Estelle Kerner,

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and his own daughter Ariana Bronne. Daniel Kobialka and Phillip Ruder are also among Bronstein's most noteworthy students. He founded and conducted the Bronstein Symphonietta in 1949. He wrote the ''Science of Violin Playing.''Bronstein, Raphael (2016). ''The Science of Violin Playing'', Echo Point Books & Media; Reprint ed. edition (July 15, 2016), .

Later life

He died at St. Luke's Hospital in

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on November 4, 1988.

Early life

Career

Later life

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