Georg kreisler fritz kreisler biography
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Fritz Kreisler
February 2, 1875
Vienna, Austria
January 29, 1962
New York City, New York
Violinist
The Austrian-born musician Fritz Kreisler was the world's leading violinist in the first decades of the twentieth century.
He became especially popular with U.S. audiences in 1888 after his Boston and New York debuts as a twelve-year-old prodigy (a highly talented child).
Georg kreisler fritz kreisler biography
When World War I broke out in 1914, he served briefly in the Austrian army and was wounded in combat against the Russians. He was on a U.S. concert tour in 1917 when the United States entered World War I on the side of the Allies, which was composed of France, Great Britain, Russia, and later the United States.
Because of Kreisler's previous war service, he was branded an "enemy alien" by many American patriotic and civic organizations. As public prejudice grew against him, first Pittsburgh and then other U.S. cities banned his performances, and he was forced to abandon his concert tour.
After the war, Kr