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Endre WolfSwedish violinist and music teacher of Hungarian Jewish descent
Date of Birth: 06.11.1913
Country:  Sweden |
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Childhood and Early Career
Lajos Wolfgang (born Lajkó Lajos Wollmann) was a Swedish violinist and music educator of Hungarian-Jewish descent. Information about his early life and education is not readily available.
Concertmaster and Soloist
From 1936 to 1946, Wolfgang served as concertmaster of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. He subsequently decided to focus on a solo career, becoming renowned as the first performer of Edmund Rubbra's Violin Concerto (1960). In 1958, he recorded Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto with the conductor Anthony Collins, which became a benchmark in the development of stereo recording for the British label World Record Club. Wolfgang's other recordings include Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata with Antoinette Wolf (1952).
Teaching Career
Wolfgang embarked on an extensive teaching career in parallel with his performance activities. From 1954 to 1964, he taught at the Royal Manchester College of Music, where he mentored a notable pupil, Jennifer Nuttoll, whom he later married. From 1968 to 1983, Wolfgang held a professorship at the Copenhagen Conservatory. Concurrently, from 1959 onward, he taught at the Radio Sweden Music College, which later became part of the Swedish National University of Music. Wolfgang's influence as a teacher extended to his Manchester student, Jennifer Nuttoll, who became a renowned pedagogue in her own right and married her mentor.
Legacy and Publications
In 1999, Wolfgang, Nuttoll-Wolfgang, and Jan Lennart Höglund published a book about the work of the Radio Sweden Music College, titled "We Want to Create Musicians Who Can Change the Situation." Among Wolfgang's students in Sweden was the acclaimed violinist Kaija Saarikettu.
