Donna Grescoe
Canadian violinist
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Donna Grescoe (27 November 1927 – 17 August 2012) was a Canadian violinist and educator who was known as a child prodigy for her proficiency on the violin.
Donna Grescoe | |
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| Born | November 27, 1927 |
| Died | August 17, 2012 (aged 84) |
Grescoe was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 17, 1927.[1] She began playing violin at five years of age after her parents bought a fiddle from a door-to-door salesman.[2][3] When she was 10 years old she received a scholarship to study at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago.[3]: 33 She later moved to New York City where she studied with New York Philharmonic concertmaster Mishel Piastro.[1][2] She made her performing debut in the city at Town Hall in 1947 and went on to perform at Carnegie Hall on January 30, 1948.[3]
Lyn Cook's book "The Little Magic Fiddler" (1951) recounts Grecoe's childhood in Winnipeg.[4]
Grescoe died August 17, 2012, at the age of 84 in Richmond, British Columbia.[5][6]