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Finding Aid for the Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1922-1990 bulk
1958-1986
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Title: Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia,
Date (inclusive): 1922-1990 bulk
1958-1986
Collection number: 51
Creator:
Temianka,
Henri
Extent:
154 boxes
(77 linear
ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Materials related to Temianka's career as a
performer, conductor, teacher, musical director and administrator.
Materials in the collection particularly concern concert series activities
with his California Chamber Symphony Orchestra, including: programs, news
clippings, reviews, promotional materials, posters, photographs, music
scores, tape recordings, board meeting minutes, financial statements,
payrolls, patron and fundraising lists, donor histories, rehearsal
schedules, correspondence, etc.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice
is required for access to the collection. Please contact Performing Arts Special Collections
Special Collections for paging information.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Music
Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to
determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or
her heir for permission to publish if the Performing Arts Special Collections does not hold the
copyright.
[Identification of item], Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia, 51, Performing Arts Special Collections,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Henri Temianka; gift; 1982-92.
Processed by: Kendra Wittreich, June 2004
Temianka was born on Nov. 19, 1906, in Greenock, Scotland; studied
violin with Blitz in Rotterdam (1915-23), Willi Hess at the Berlin
Hochschule (1923-24), Jules Boucherit in Paris (1924-26), and with Flesch
and Rodzinski at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, PA, from which he
graduated in 1930; toured the world as a violin virtuoso during the 1930s,
gaining international recognition by winning the first Wieniawski Violin
Competition in Warsaw in 1935; was concertmaster of the Scottish Orchestra
(1937-38) and the Pittsburgh Symphony (1941-42); moved to Southern CA;
became US citizen in 1945; founded the Paganini String Quartet (1946-66);
founded the California Chamber Symphony Orchestra in 1961, conducting its
subscription concerts in Royce Hall for over 25 years; founded the Baroque
Virtuosi in 1982; taught at UC Santa Barbara (1960-64), CSU Long Beach
(1964-76), and master classes at various universities; wrote an
autobiography titled, Facing the music (1973); wrote approximately 100
articles on violin technique and personal reminiscences; died on Nov. 7,
1992.
Collection consists of materials related to Temianka's career as a
performer, conductor, teacher, musical director and administrator.
Materials in the collection particularly concern concert series activities
with his California Chamber Symphony Orchestra, including: programs, news
clippings, reviews, promotional materials, posters, photographs, music
scores, tape recordings, board meeting minutes, financial statements,
payrolls, patron and fundraising lists, donor histories, rehearsal
schedules, correspondence, etc.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
California Chamber
Symphony.
Violinists--United
States--Archival resources
Concerts--California--Los
Angeles.
Conductors (Music)--United
States--Archival resources