Raymond Gniewek

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Raymond Gniewek (born 1931 or 1932^[1]) is an American violinist. He served as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra for 43 years; upon his appointment in 1957 he was the youngest person to ever hold the post. He has also had a career as a soloist.^[2] His final performance as concertmaster with the orchestra was a performance of Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle in 2000.^[3] Gniewek is a native of New York City, where he began his musical education; he continued at the Eastman School of Music, becoming concertmaster of the Eastman Rochester Orchestra and associate concertmaster of Rochester Philharmonic under Erich Leinsdorf. One of his teachers was the violinist Albert Pratz.^[4]

Gniewek is currently married to soprano Judith Blegen.^[5] He was formerly married to ballet dancer and Pilates instructor Lolita San Miguel.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stage Wedding Real Thing: another Metropolitan First". Deseret News. May 27, 1960.
↑ Biography at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
↑ Bernard Holland (May 23, 2000). "MUSIC REVIEW; Thunder From the Pit For Bluebeard". The New York Times. Missing or empty |url= (help)
↑ Maud McLean. "Albert Pratz". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
↑ "The Met's Judith Blegen and Ray Gniewek Are a Duet: She Sings, He Strings" from People magazine, October 26, 1981

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