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Austrian-Born Dutch Violinist Oskar Back Born On This Day in 1879 [ON-THIS-DAY] - image attachment

Austrian-Born Dutch Violinist Oskar Back Born On This Day in 1879 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Austrian-born Dutch violinist Oskar Back was born on this day in 1879

Austrian-born Dutch violinist Oskar Back was born on this day in 1879.

A student of Eugène Ysaÿe and César Thomson, he served a 42 year teaching professorship at the Amsterdam Conservatory – his famed students including: Alma Moodie, Herman Krebbers, Emmy Verhey and Theo Olof.

Although he made no known recordings, Professor Back established a foundation to financially assist talented young Dutch violinists – previous bursary recipients including Emmy Verhey and Jaap Van Zweden.

He passed away in 1963 - aged 83.

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