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• JAN

JAN See also:

• JAN KUBELIK (188o– )

KUBELIK (188o– )  , Bohemian violinist, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born near See also:

• PRAGUE (Ger. Prag; Bohemian Praha)

Prague, of humble parentage . He learnt the See also:

• VIOLIN

violin from childhood, and appeared in public at Prague in 1888, subsequently being trained at the Conservatorium by the famous teacher Ottakar Sevcik . From him he learnt an extraordinary technique, and from 1898 onwards his See also:

• GENIUS (from Lat. genere, gignere)

genius was acclaimed at concerts throughout See also:

• EUROPE

Europe . He first appeared in See also:

• LONDON

London in 1900, and in See also:

• AMERICA

America in 1901, creating a furore everywhere . In 1903 he married the Countess Czaky Szell .