March 23 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of the Hungarian violin virtuoso and composer Franz von Vecsey. Born in Budapest, Vecsey first began learning

  A student of Jeno Hubay at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Legendary Hungarian-Israeli violin pedagogue Ilona Fehér performed all over Europe, particularly with

  A student of Carl Flesch and Jeno Hubay, Tibor Varga is remembered as one of the most renowned violinists of the 20th century. He is especially

Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti died on this day in 1973, aged 80. A protégée of Jeno Hubay, he is remembered as one of the eminent violinists of