Alexander Schneider
This article is about the violinist Alexander (Sasha) Schneider. For the German painter and sculptor Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider, see Sascha Schneider. Alexander Schneider Alexander Schneider during a visit to Israel, 1961 Born ( 1908-10-21 ) October 21, 1908 Vilnius, Lithuania Died February 2, 1993 (1993-02-02) (aged 84) Manhattan, New York City, USA Occupation violinist, conductor, educator Spouse(s) Geraldine Page (1954–57) Abraham Alexander Schneider (21 October 1908 – 2 February 1993) was a violinist, conductor, and educator. Born to a Lithuanian Jewish family in Vilnius, Lithuania, he later moved to the United States as a member of the Budapest String Quartet. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Budapest String Quartet 1.2 Independence 1.3 Return to Budapest String Quartet 1.4 Other work 2 References 3 External links Biography Alexander (Sasha) was born Abram Sznejder. At 13, he almost died of tetanus after c...