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'''Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch''' ([[August 8]], [[1891]] - [[June 9]], [[1952]]) was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[violinist]] and [[composer]]. |
'''Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch''' ([[August 8]], [[1891]] - [[June 9]], [[1952]]) was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[violinist]] and [[composer]]. He taught [[Yehudi Menuhin]] and [[Isaac Stern]] |
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Busch was born in the town of Siegen in [[Westphalia]] He studied at the Cologne Conservatorie. In [[1912]], Busch founded the Vienna Konzertvereins Quartet. This broke up before the [[World War I|First World War]]. After the war was over, he founded the Busch Quartet, which was in existance until [[1933]]. With the rise of [[Adolf Hitler]], Busch decided he could not in good conscience stay in Germany, so he emigrated to [[Basle]], [[Switzerland]]. Upon the outbreak of [[World War II]], Busch emigrated from [[Basle]] to the [[United States]], where he settled in [[Vermont]]. There, he was one of the founders of the Marlboro School of Music. |
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Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (August 8, 1891 - June 9, 1952) was a German-born violinist and composer. He taught Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern
Busch was born in the town of Siegen in Westphalia He studied at the Cologne Conservatorie. In 1912, Busch founded the Vienna Konzertvereins Quartet. This broke up before the First World War. After the war was over, he founded the Busch Quartet, which was in existance until 1933. With the rise of Adolf Hitler, Busch decided he could not in good conscience stay in Germany, so he emigrated to Basle, Switzerland. Upon the outbreak of World War II, Busch emigrated from Basle to the United States, where he settled in Vermont. There, he was one of the founders of the Marlboro School of Music.