Concertmaster
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The concertmaster, first chair or leader is the principal first violin player in an orchestra, or the principal clarinetist or oboist in a concert band. After the conductor, the concertmaster is the m
Simon E. Jacobsohn
…Jacobsohn was born in Latvia to a Jewish family. He was educated in Leipzig under Ferdinand Davis. In 1872 he immigrated to the United States to become concertmeister and solo violinist in the orchestra which Theodore Thomas was at that time conducting in New York City. Before going to the US, Jacobsohn had been…
Guest cellist shakes hands with the concertmaster