Autograph biographical notes of Adolph Brodsky

This material is held atRoyal Northern College of Music Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 1179 AB/583
  • Former Reference
    • GB 1179 AB/534
  • Dates of Creation
    • undated
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

In these incomplete notes Anna mentions the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto which was premiered by Brodsky in Vienna in 1881. She mentions his 8 years of work in Leipzig and his 3 years in America. She adds his return to Europe and the offer from Sir Charles Hallé upon whose death Brodsky became Principal of the RMCM. Brodsky also founded a Brodsky Quartet in Manchester and it gives a series of concerts in aid of the Sustentation Fund which helps students without a means to gain higher education in music.