Entertainment & Arts
Nathan Milstein, the durable violin virtuoso who favored eloquence over histrionics and who quietly mastered nearly all of the world’s violin repertoire, died Monday at his London home.
Dec. 22, 1992
Noted violinist Nathan Milstein has canceled his Dec. 2 Symphony Hall recital and will be replaced by violinist Pinchas Zukerman.
Nov. 28, 1986
That Nathan Milstein, who died last December at age 88, was a splendidly equipped violinist, equally gifted in the taste and technique departments, seems beyond dispute.
Oct. 31, 1993
The La Jolla Chamber Music Society announced this week a new series that will bring the renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as violinist Nathan Milstein and flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal to Symphony Hall in downtown San Diego.
Oct. 11, 1986
Whether there is a shortage today of potentially “legendary” violinists to compete with the likes of Kreisler, Elman, Heifetz, Szigeti, Francescatti, Menuhin, Milstein, Oistrakh and Stern--whose careers substantially overlapped--is a moot point for the purposes of this column.
July 20, 1986
“The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts” will mark its 10th anniversary on a two-hour telecast to be presented Dec. 30 on CBS.
Dec. 11, 1987
Artur Balsam, 88, an ensemble pianist known for years as one of the nation’s foremost accompanists.
Sept. 4, 1994
President Reagan took a break on Sunday night from his preparations for this week’s superpower summit to honor five recipients of the 1987 Kennedy Center awards.
Dec. 8, 1987
Violinist Mischa Lefkowitz has been named concertmaster of the Garden Grove Symphony, orchestra officials announced Friday.
Aug. 5, 1989
From the heyday of Eugene Ysaye to the deaths of Yehudi Menuhin (in 1999) and Isaac Stern (two months ago), “The Art of Violin,” written and directed by Bruno Monsaingeon, surveys in depth the great violinists of the 20th century.
Dec. 1, 2001