Victor Feldbrill
Victor Feldbrill | |
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| Born | April 4, 1924 |
| Died | June 17, 2020 (aged 96) |
| Occupations | Conductor, musician |
| Instrument | Violin |
Victor Feldbrill, OC OOnt (April 4, 1924 – June 17, 2020) was a Canadian conductor and violinist.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Feldbrill was born in Toronto,[1] the son of Polish Jewish immigrants, Helen (Lederman) and Nathan Feldbrill.[2][3] In his teen years he played the violin and attended Harbord Collegiate Institute.[4][5][2] He joined the Navy in World War II,[2] playing the violin in the Navy Show and studying part time at the Royal Academy of Music. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Feldbrill performed as a violinist in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1949 to 1956.[7] From 1958 to 1968, he was the principal conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.[8][9] In 1967 he conducted the Toronto Philharmonia in a recording of the album Heritage, which featured music by Canadian composers.[10]
In 1969 he directed the CBC Festival Orchestra.[11] That year he conducted the CBC Studio Orchestra in an adaptation of the music for the opera Louis Riel, which was released years later as a DVD.[12]
From 1973 to 1978, he was the resident conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1974, he founded the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and was its conductor until 1978.[13][14] His students include Milton Barnes and Brian Jackson.
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In the 1990s he directed the Hamilton Philharmonic.[1] In 1999, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.[15]
In 2017 Feldbrill returned to conduct the Winnipeg Symphony for its 70th anniversary. He was 94.[16]
Victor Feldbrill died on June 17, 2020, in Toronto, at the age of 96.[17]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b "Whatever happened to Victor … ?". Jan 08, 2011. Hamilton Spectator
- ^ a b c "Victor Feldbrill, foremost champion of Canadian music". Toronto Star, By William Littler, March 28, 2014
- ^ Pitman 2010, p. 21.
- ^ Pitman 2010, p. 34.
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- ^ Pitman 2010, p. 49.
- ^ "93-year-old conductor returns to celebrate the WSO". Winnipeg Free Press, By: Holly Harris, 10/11/2017
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- ^ "Louis Riel, the opera: now on DVD, and perhaps on stage<". The Globe and Mail, Robert Everett-Green, July 22, 2011
- ^ Pitman 2010, pp. 293–299.
- ^ "TSYO celebrates 40th birthday with free tuition". Toronto Star, By Trish Crawford, April 23, 2015
- ^ Pitman 2010, p. 9.
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Bibliography
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- 1924 births
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- Canadian male conductors (music)
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Members of the Order of Ontario
- University of Toronto alumni
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- Canadian male classical violinists
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- Brock University alumni
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- 21st-century Canadian conductors (music)
- 21st-century Canadian classical violinists
- 21st-century Canadian male musicians
- Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent
- 20th-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers
- Canadian male violinists and fiddlers
- Music directors of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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