Huberman died in Switzerland, with his cause of death listed simply as "exhaustion." Bronislaw Huberman was a man who performed a unique and extraordinary feat of sustained heroism between 19an action that ultimately saved 1,000 Jews and re-defined the cultural. Brahms' biographer Max Kallbeck wrote of the performance that when "Brahms heard the sound of the violin, he pricked up his ears, during the Andante he wiped his eyes, and after the Finale, he went into the green room, embraced the young fellow, and stroked his cheeks." When he was a young teenager, Huberman played the Brahms violin concerto for the composer himself. His father, a law clerk, recognized young Bronislaw’s talent when he was a mere child and could not yet understand the effect such talent could have on his life. Bronislaw Huberman was one of the towering figures among violinists of his generation. Huberman was a child prodigy known for his daring and virtuosic playing. Born in 1882 to a secular Jewish family in Poland, Bronislaw Huberman’s musical genius was discovered early. Jewish-Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman died on this day in 1947, aged 64.Ī student of Joseph Joachim, he is remembered as one of the eminent violin virtuosi of the first half of the 20th century. He is known as a founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, which he did during Hitler's rise to power
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