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Rudolf Fitzner ( May 4, 1868 – February 2, 1934) was an
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in German 1868 births 1934 deaths Austrian classical violinists Male classical violinists University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni Musicians from Austria-Hungary {{violinist-stub
Rudolf Fitzner ( May 4, 1868 – February 2, 1934) was an Austria
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n violin
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ist and music teacher
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.
He was born in Ernstbrunn
Ernstbrunn is a town in the district of Korneuburg in Lower Austria in Austria. Ernstbrunn takes up about 80.69 square kilometers, 26.99 percent of which is forest.
The castle became the seat of the Ernstbrunn branch of the Counts of Sinzendorf ...
in 1868. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory. Among his teachers were Anton Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...
and Jakob Moritz Grün (violin).
In 1894 he established the Fitzner Quartet.
He briefly was chamber musician of the King of Bulgaria
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starting in 1911, but he soon returned to Austria. He died in Maxglan (present day in Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
).
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in German 1868 births 1934 deaths Austrian classical violinists Male classical violinists University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni Musicians from Austria-Hungary {{violinist-stub