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Victor Feldbrill
Born (1924-04-04) April 4, 1924 (age 100)
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation(s)Conductor, musician
InstrumentViolin

Victor Feldbrill, OC OOnt (born April 4, 1924) (Died 17th June 2020) is a Canadian conductor and violinist.

Early life and education

Feldbrill was born in Toronto,[1] the son of Polish immigrants.[2] In his teen years he played the violin and attended Harbord Collegiate Institute.[3][4][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.[5]

Career

Feldbrill performed as a violinist in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1949 to 1956.[6] From 1958 to 1968, he was the principal conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.[7][8] IN 1967 he conducted the Toronto Philharmonia in a recording of the album Heritage, which featured music by Canadian composers.[9]

In 1969 he directed the CBC Festival Orchestra.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12][13] 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.[14]

In 2017 Feldbrill returned to conduct the Winnipeg Symphony for its 70th anniversary. He was 94.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Whatever happened to Victor … ?". Jan 08, 2011. Hamilton Spectator
  2. ^ a b c "Victor Feldbrill, foremost champion of Canadian music". Toronto Star, By William Littler, March 28, 2014
  3. ^ Pitman 2010, p. 34.
  4. ^ Walter Pitman (1 October 2002). Louis Applebaum: A Passion for Culture. Dundurn. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-55002-985-7.
  5. ^ Pitman 2010, p. 49.
  6. ^ "93-year-old conductor returns to celebrate the WSO". Winnipeg Free Press, By: Holly Harris, 10/11/2017
  7. ^ King, Betty Nygaard. "Victor Feldbrill". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  8. ^ The Canadian Music Journal. Vol. 5–6. Canadian Music Council. 1960. pp. 26–27.
  9. ^ LP Out by Seven Canadian Writers. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 October 1967. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ MusiCanada. Vol. 17–29. The Centre. 1969. p. 18.
  11. ^ "Louis Riel, the opera: now on DVD, and perhaps on stage<". The Globe and Mail, Robert Everett-Green, July 22, 2011
  12. ^ Pitman 2010, pp. 293–299.
  13. ^ "TSYO celebrates 40th birthday with free tuition". Toronto Star, By Trish Crawford, April 23, 2015
  14. ^ Pitman 2010, p. 9.
  15. ^ "An exceptional ensemble of performances". Winnipeg Free Press, By: Holly HarrisPosted: 06/27/2018
Bibliography
  • Pitman, Walter (2010). Victor Feldbrill: Canadian conductor extraordinaire. Dundurn Press. ISBN 9781554887682. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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