Tivadar Nachéz (1 May 185929 May 1930) was a Hungarian violinist and composer for violin who had an international career, but made his home in London during his career. Tivadar Nachéz (he himself signed with Nachèz) was born in

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, where he studied under Sabathiel, the leader of the orchestra of the Budapest Opera.

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heard him and gave his approval. Then he studied under

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, and afterwards with Hubert Léonard in

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. He performed at the foundation of the

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. He made a debut in Hamburg in 1881. His first appearance in the United Kingdom was at the

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on 9 April 1881, and after that he gave continuous concerts and made tours in England and elsewhere. He performed twice at a private royal smoking concert held at the

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before its official opening in 1893. He performed his own 2nd Violin Concerto, op. 36 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on 17 April 1907, and repeated it with the New Symphony Orchestra under

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on 27 January 1910.

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, writing as an arts critic under the pseudonym ''Corno di Bassetto,'' saw him at

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in September 1889:

'he plays some easy affair like Raff's ''Cavatina'' with the air of a man who is making a masterly conquest of untold difficulties... An encore follows, and he thereupon plays a bravura piece as fast as he can bow it. He has, of course, very little time to spend in aiming at the exact pitch of the notes; but he seems well satisfied when he gets within half a semitone of the bull's eye. But in my opinion a miss is as good as a mile in this sort of work...'

In July 1890, Shaw heard him play

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's first concerto and remarked, 'Nachez is one of the most musically intelligent violinists we have, but his technique fails him in rapid and difficult movements.' In June and July 1893, Nachéz was playing Beethoven and smaller works in St James's Hall. His compositions include: ''Zigeunertänze''; ''Polonaise'', Op. 26; ''Violin concerto'' in E minor, Op 30; and Passacaglia on a Theme of Sammartini.Naxos
/ref> He produced new editions of two

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violin concerti (in A minor and G minor) that are found in the Suzuki violin repertoire. He died in

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Sources

*A. Eaglefield-Hull (Ed), ''A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians'' (Dent, London 1924) *G.B. Shaw, ''Music in London 1890-1894'', 3 vols (Constable, London 1932) *G.B. Shaw, ''London Music in 1888-89 as heard by Corno di Bassetto'' (Constable, London 1937)

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* 1859 births 1930 deaths Hungarian classical violinists Hungarian male classical violinists Hungarian composers Hungarian male composers Musicians from Budapest Expatriates from Austria-Hungary in the United Kingdom Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England Musicians from Austria-Hungary Expatriates in the United Kingdom {{Hungary-musician-stub