Maurice Hasson
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Maurice Hasson is a French
-Venezuelan
violinist
and a professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music
.
, and emigrated with his first wife, pianist Monique Duphil, and their two daughters to Venezuela from 1960-73.
He made his USA debut with the Cleveland Orchestra
conducted by Lorin Maazel
, and since then he has performed with virtually all the major orchestras both in Europe, Israel and the United States.
Hasson previously owned the 1727 'Benvenuti' Stradivarius, also known as the ex Halphen, but currently, he is playing on a Domenico Montagnana violin and a Guadagnini instrument and owns many other violins.
Hasson currently —since 1973— lives in London
with his second wife, Janet (born Hoogesteijn), with whom he has two children and four grandchildren, and is a professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Venezuelan
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
violinist
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and a professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
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Biography
Born in France in 1934, and studied violin at the Paris Conservatoire, where he won a First Prize for Violin (the first Prix d'Honneur" to be awarded for a long time) and a "Grand Prix" for chamber music. He later became a pupil of Henryk SzeryngHenryk Szeryng
Henryk Szeryng was a Polish violinist.-Early years:He was born in Żelazowa Wola, Poland on 22 September 1918 into a wealthy family....
, and emigrated with his first wife, pianist Monique Duphil, and their two daughters to Venezuela from 1960-73.
He made his USA debut with the Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
conducted by Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel is an American conductor, violinist and composer.- Early life :Maazel was born to Jewish-American parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France and brought up in the United States, primarily at his parents' home in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. His father, Lincoln Maazel , was...
, and since then he has performed with virtually all the major orchestras both in Europe, Israel and the United States.
Hasson previously owned the 1727 'Benvenuti' Stradivarius, also known as the ex Halphen, but currently, he is playing on a Domenico Montagnana violin and a Guadagnini instrument and owns many other violins.
Hasson currently —since 1973— lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with his second wife, Janet (born Hoogesteijn), with whom he has two children and four grandchildren, and is a professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
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