Program and original ticket from a concert by prominent Polish violinist Irena Dubiska [1899-1989], 14.12.1912

The original program of the concert and a ticket to the concert of the then less than 13-year-old Polish outstanding violinist: Irena Dubiska [1899-1989], who graduated from the Julius Stern Conservatory of Music in the year of the concert, receiving a diploma with a gold medal. The violinist was accompanied by an orchestra under the baton of Max Grünberg, the concert took place on 14.12.1912, the program included works by Mendelhsonn, Herhey, Saint-Saens and Nicolo Paganini. Program in German, f. 19x25cm [program], 8x5.5cm [ticket], VERY RARE

program with traces of folding and pre-punching on left edge, ticket with pre-punching and control fragment given away, all in more than good condition

Irena Dubiska [1899-1989] - Polish violinist and pedagogue. She graduated with a gold medal diploma from the Julius Stern Conservatory of Music in Berlin. She completed complementary studies under the direction of Bronislaw Hubermann, one of the most outstanding Polish violinists of the 20th century. In 1920-39 she gave concerts abroad. In 1930 she formed the Polish Quartet [active until 1939] in which she played with Wanda and Kazimierz Wiłkomirski and Mieczysław Szaleski. During the occupation, she performed in Warsaw. She took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a volunteer in relief work. After the fall of the uprising, she moved to Cracow. She educated many outstanding students including: Piotr Janowski, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Stefan Rachoń. She died as a result of shock after a brutal assault in her apartment in 1989. She rests in Warsaw's Powązki cemetery. [based on source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Dubiska]