Nora Clench
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| Birth name | Esther Leonora Clench |
| Born | 6 May 1867 |
| Died | May 17, 1938 (aged 71) |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Nora Clench (6 May 1867 – 17 May 1938) was a Canadian violinist.
Born in St. Marys, Ontario, the daughter of L. M. Clench, Clench attended Loretto Convent in Hamilton, Ontario. A musical child prodigy, when she was fifteen she entered the Leipsic Conservatory in Germany, where she was a pupil of Adolf Brodsky, the Russian violinist. After graduating in 1889, she became first violinist and leader of an orchestra in Buffalo, New York. Later, she toured in Europe and moved to London. The Times said the following about her: "Her tone is superb and her technique excellent". She retired in 1908 when she married the Australian painter Sir Arthur Streeton. She moved to Australia in 1924 and died in Toorak, Australia in 1938.
[edit] References
- Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada : (Volume 1)
- Nora Clench at The Canadian Encyclopedia
