Stefi Geyer
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Stefi Geyer was a Hungarian
violinist.
She was the daughter of Josef Geyer, a police doctor who played the violin himself. When she was 3 years old she started playing the violin, with remarkable results for someone who had not practiced at all. She subsequently studied under Jenő Hubay
.
Béla Bartók
and Othmar Schoeck
, who were both in love with her, wrote violin concertos for her. Bartók's first violin concerto
was only published after he and Geyer had both died.
Willy Burkhard
dedicated his 1943 violin concerto jointly to Geyer and Paul Sacher.
Her first marriage was to Vienna lawyer Erwin Jung. He died during the flu epidemic of the First World War. In 1920 she married Swiss
composer Walter Schulthess. She moved to Zurich, where she gave concerts, and taught at the Zurich Conservatory from 1934 to 1953. She schooled numerous musicians, among them composer Klaus Huber
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
violinist.
She was the daughter of Josef Geyer, a police doctor who played the violin himself. When she was 3 years old she started playing the violin, with remarkable results for someone who had not practiced at all. She subsequently studied under Jenő Hubay
Jeno Hubay
Eugen Huber , better known by his Hungarian name Jenő Hubay , was a Hungarian violinist, composer and music teacher.-Early life:Eugen Huber was born into a German family of musicians in Pest, Hungary...
.
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
and Othmar Schoeck
Othmar Schoeck
Othmar Schoeck was a Swiss composer and conductor.He was known mainly for his considerable output of art songs and song cycles, though he also wrote a number of operas and instrumental compositions including two string quartets and...
, who were both in love with her, wrote violin concertos for her. Bartók's first violin concerto
Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bartók)
Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a was written around the years 1907–1908, but only published in 1956, after the composer's death. It was premiered on May 30, 1958 in Basel, Switzerland...
was only published after he and Geyer had both died.
Willy Burkhard
Willy Burkhard
Willy Burkhard was a Swiss composer.Willy Burkhard was an extremely influential composer of the 20th century...
dedicated his 1943 violin concerto jointly to Geyer and Paul Sacher.
Her first marriage was to Vienna lawyer Erwin Jung. He died during the flu epidemic of the First World War. In 1920 she married Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
composer Walter Schulthess. She moved to Zurich, where she gave concerts, and taught at the Zurich Conservatory from 1934 to 1953. She schooled numerous musicians, among them composer Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber is a Swiss composer.Huber was born in Bern, Switzerland. One of the leading figures of his generation in Europe, he has written extensively for chamber ensembles, choirs, soloists and the orchestra as well as the theater...
.