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Alexander Schneider

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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

Yo-Yo Ma

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Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma in 2013 Background information Born ( 1955-10-07 ) October 7, 1955 (age 63) Paris, France Genres Classical Occupation(s) Cellist educator humanitarian [1] Instruments Cello Years active 1961– present Labels CBS RCA Sony Classical Associated acts Silk Road Ensemble Emanuel Ax [1] Website yo-yoma.com Yo-Yo Ma Traditional Chinese 馬友友 Simplified Chinese 马友友 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Yǒuyǒu Wade–Giles Ma Yuyu Yale Romanization Mǎ Yǒuyǒu IPA [mà jòujòu] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization máah yáuh yáuh IPA [ma̬ ja̬ːu ja̬ːu] Jyutping maa5 jau5 jau Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born Chinese-American cellist. [2] He was born in Paris and spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University and has enjoye