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He began at age four. Parental memory here is precise: not “at around four,” but “at age four.” In the first photo we still notice to a certain extent a particular stiffness that is characteristic of first steps but, you must imagine, it...
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Hirshhorn came to Valdemar Sturestep in the first grade, or possibly even earlier. He finally parted with him as his teacher only when he finished the conservatory. Hence, it turns out that almost half a life he spent ‘under the wing’ of this big, smiling man, who in...
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“Hirsh, did you ever play the scales?” – Hirshhorn was once asked by a fellow student who noticed that at home he never worked at tone. “I played them before entering the fifth grade,” – was the answer. At age fifteen, according to...
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Three photos which speak for themselves. The boy-violinist who amazed Cliburn with his gift was Philippe Hirshhorn. What is written in the newspaper: “I will leave here with extremely pleasant memories in my heart,” said Van Cliburn. “I have so many...
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Here we have the first place award certificate at the republic level inspection, 1961, issued by the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR. It is true that there are mistakes with the first and last names which were printed on the blank form by typewriter – as if he...