Adaskin, Harry

As a child, he left with his parents (Semen Adaskin and Nisha Perstneva) to Canada, received Canadian citizenship in 1909. He studied at the Toronto Conservatory under Bertha Drechsler Adamson ( 1913 - 1918 ) and at the Canadian Academy of Music under Luigi von Kunitz ( 1918 - 1922 ). He further improved his skills in Chicago with Leon Sametini and in Paris with Jacques Thibault , Marcel Chailly ^[1] and George Enescu .

As a performer, Adaskin devoted himself almost entirely to chamber music. In 1920 , he first tried himself as a second violin in the Quartet of the Academy , and then in 1923 - 1938 . play the second violin in the famous Canadian Hart House Quartet . In the same 1923 , Adaskin's duet was formed with the pianist Frances Marr , who became his wife three years later; Adaskina's husband and wife performed together until the mid-1950s, performing a wide range of works from the 19th and 20th centuries, especially the music of contemporary Canadian composers; The Adaskin duo toured the United States and Europe.

As a teacher, Adaskin worked in 1941 - 1946 . at the Toronto Conservatory, and in 1946 became the first dean of the music department at the University of British Columbia ; After resigning as dean in 1958 , he continued to teach at the university until 1973 .

Adaskin published an autobiography in two parts: “The World of One Violinist: Memoirs until 1938” ( Eng. A Fiddler's World - Memoirs to 1938 ; 1977 ) and “The Selection of a Violinist: Memories from 1938 to 1980” ( Eng. A Fiddler's Choice - Memoirs from 1938 till 1980 ; 1982 ).