Kreisler fritz biography for kids

Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day.

Kreisler was born in Vienna.

He studied at the conservatoires there and in Paris, where his teachers included L�o Delibes, Joseph Hellmesberger, and Joseph Massart.

Kreisler fritz biography for kids

He made his first tour of America in 1888–89, then returned to Austria and applied for a position in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He was turned down, and left music to study first medicine, then painting. He spent a brief time in the army before returning to the violin 1899, giving a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestraconducted by Arthur Nikisch.

It was this concert and a series of American tours from 1901 to 1903 that brought him real acclaim.

In 1910, Kreisler gave the premiere of Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto, a work dedicated to him. He briefly served in the Austrian Army in World War I before being honourably discharged after he