Arthur Grumiaux
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| Birth name | Arthur Grumiaux |
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21 March 1921 Villers-Perwin, Belgium |
| Died | 16 October 1986 (aged 65) Brussels, Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
Arthur Grumiaux, Baron Grumiaux (French: [gʁy'mjo]; 21 March 1921 – 16 October 1986) was a Belgian violinist.
Born in the Belgian town of Villers-Perwin, on 21 March 1921, Grumiaux was only three years old when his grandfather urged him to begin music studies. He entered the conservatoire in Charleroi at the age of six; the normal entry age was eleven. He studied violin and piano there until the age of eleven, when he graduated and moved to the Royal Conservatoire in Brussels to study violin.
He variously has been described as having made his debut in Brussels at the age of 14, or in 1945, although his debut is more commonly said to have occurred in 1940. This performance was made in Belgium with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra playing Mendelssohn's concerto.
Due to the German invasion of his homeland, he next played publicly after liberation in 1945 with the Allied military entertainment organisation, making his London debut later that year. In 1949 he was appointed professor of violin at the Brussels Conservatoire where he had once studied. He debuted in the United States in Boston, in 1951, and toured the United States in the following year.
In 1973 he was created a baron by King Baudouin of Belgium for his services to music.
He died of a sudden stroke in Brussels in 1986 at the age of 65.
Grumiaux had a long-standing relationship with Philips Records, lasting more than 20 years, and recordings are available from them of him performing works by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Michael Haydn, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Tchaikovsky, Henryk Wieniawski, and Johan Svendsen.
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