Leonard Hirsch

Irish violin player & professor, and conductor. Born 19 December 1902 in Dublin, Ireland - Died 4 January 1995 in Bristol, England, UK. He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music (1919-1927). In 1921, he became Principal & Soloist of the [a374006]. In 1925, he founded the Hirsch String Quartet. Leader of the BBC Empire Orchestra from 1937 until its disbanding in 1939. Leader and 1st Violin of the Philharmonia Orchestra (1945-1949). Leader of The Sinfonia Of London. Conductor of his own ensemble, the Hirsch Chamber Players. Professor of Violin at the Royal College of Music, London (1967-1979).