Alexander Cores
Russian-American violinist
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Alexander Cores (1901-February 5, 1994)[1] was a violinist and founder and first violin of the Dorian String Quartet.[1][2]
Born in Russia, Cores studied in Berlin and at the Juilliard School under Leopold Auer and Paul Kochanski. Cores was a member of the New York Philharmonic from 1925 to 1931. His Dorian String Quartet performed a series of contemporary music concerts on CBS Radio. He performed on recordings for Columbia Masterworks Records and Vox Records.[1][2] He also taught comedian Jack Benny to play the violin poorly for comedic effect.[3] In 1989, he joined the violin faculty at the Mannes College of Music.[1][2]
Cores was the brother of violist Michael Cores and the uncle of novelist Lucy Cores.[3]