Leo Portnoff
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Leo Portnoff musician, teacher, composer. He was a professor at the Stern Conservatory
(Stern'sches Konservatorium) of music in Berlin, from 1906 to 1915. He arrived in USA in 1922 and became a US citizen in 1923, residing in Kings, New York. He later moved to Florida and taught music at the University of Miami.
, the greatest violin virtuoso of all time, dreamed of shortening the painstaking study and practice required to master the violin from ten to three years, using a secret method that is no longer known. Portnoff, anchored in the tradition of Paganini, had apparently rediscovered the lost secret and developed a series of learning tasks that enable a reduction in the achievement of the art. Portnoff presented his invention to Albert Einstein
in August 1931 at Caputh and received a letter of introduction.
, Ferdinand Küchler
and Hans Millies, wrote relatively simple concertinos for the beginning violin player.
Stern conservatory
The Stern Conservatory was a private music school in Berlin with many notable tutors and alumni.-History:It was originally founded in 1850 as the Berliner Musikschule by Julius Stern, Theodor Kullak and Adolf Bernhard Marx. Kullak withdrew from the conservatory in 1855 in order to create a new...
(Stern'sches Konservatorium) of music in Berlin, from 1906 to 1915. He arrived in USA in 1922 and became a US citizen in 1923, residing in Kings, New York. He later moved to Florida and taught music at the University of Miami.
Teaching concepts
Leo Portnoff was an original and dynamic creator in the field of playing technique on string instruments. Niccolò PaganiniNiccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique...
, the greatest violin virtuoso of all time, dreamed of shortening the painstaking study and practice required to master the violin from ten to three years, using a secret method that is no longer known. Portnoff, anchored in the tradition of Paganini, had apparently rediscovered the lost secret and developed a series of learning tasks that enable a reduction in the achievement of the art. Portnoff presented his invention to Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
in August 1931 at Caputh and received a letter of introduction.
Works
Leo Portnoff, like Oskar RiedingOskar Rieding
Oskar Rieding was a German violinist, teacher of music, and composer of many pieces for violin and piano.-Life:Rieding's greatest claim to fame lies in his contribution to Hungarian music, and in particular, the musical life of Budapest...
, Ferdinand Küchler
Ferdinand Küchler
Ferdinand Küchler was a German violinist and violist, renowned violin pedagogue, and composer of instructive violin music.-Life and work:...
and Hans Millies, wrote relatively simple concertinos for the beginning violin player.
- Concertino in e-moll op.13, Viol/Klav (BOE003532)
- Concertino in a-moll op. 14, Viol/Klav (BOE003533)
- Gazelle, Viol/Klav (BOE004645 Special Order Edition)
- Minuet in old style, Viol/Klav (BOE004646 Special Order Edition)
- On the Dnieper, Orchester (BOE006604 Special Order Edition)
- Russian Fantasia No1 in a-moll, Viol/Klav (BOE004565)
- Russian Fantasia No2 in d-moll, Viol/Klav (BOE004566)
- Russian Fantasia No3 in a-moll, Viol/Klav (BOE004564)
- Russian Fantasia No4 in e-moll, Viol/Klav (BOE004517)
- Waving Fields, Viol/Klav (BOE004648 Special Order Edition)