Anna Saulowna Lyuboshits
Anna Saulowna Lyuboshits (in Russian, Анна Сауловна Любошиц) (13 July 1887 in Odessa – 20 February 1975 in Moscow) was a classical cellist who toured extensively and was also a soloist for the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anna Saulowna Lyuboshits | |
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Born | 13 July 1887 Odessa, Ukraine |
Died | 20 February 1975 Moscow, Russia |
Burial place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Odessa Music School |
Occupation | Cellist |
Spouse(s) | Nikolai Adolfowitsch Schereschewski |
Children | Nadeschda Nikolaevna Schereschewskaja (1915-1998) |
Biography
Anna came from a family of violinists whose last name can also be translated as Ljuboshitz, Luboshutz or Lyuboshiz.[1] As a child she learned to play the cello from her father and completed the cello class at the Odessa Music School, graduating in 1903.[2] She then became the first cellist to study the instrument with Alfred von Glen (or Glehn)[3] and piano with D.N. Weiss at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1909 she graduated from the conservatory[4] as the first female cellist to do so. For this she received a gold medal and had her name inscribed on a marble plaque.[2][4]
Performances
For several years, Lyuboshits gave concerts in Russia and abroad, performing with important musicians, such as Feodor Chaliapin and Alexander Goldenweiser, and she played under Arthur Nikisch and Emil Cooper as well. In 1910–1916 she took part in philanthropy concerts organized by the opera singer L.V. Sobinov (1872–1934) to benefit needy students.[2] She gave numerous concerts and solo performances for more than a decade, starting in 1920 as she toured the Soviet Union. From 1924–1929 she also performed for radio programs.[2]
Her siblings Lea Lyuboshits (1885–1965, violin) and Peter Lyuboshits (1891–1971, piano), both notable musicians, emigrated to the United States after the Russian October Revolution in 1917 and Anna played with them in the "Luboschits Trio" from time to time.[1][2]
From 1931 to 1939, she was a soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and was awarded Merited Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1933.[4][5]
Personal life
Lyuboshits was married to the internist Nikolai Adolfowitsch Schereschewski and their daughter Nadeschda Nikolaevna Schereschewskaja (1915–1998) became a philologist. Anna died in 1975 and was interred in the columbarium of Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery (New Territory, Columbarium, section 118) where her husband and daughter are also interred.[5]
References
- "Семья музыкантов". musdic.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- "ЛЮБОШИЦ Анна Сауловна — Российская Еврейская Энциклопедия". www.rujen.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- "Moscow Conservancy". www.mosconsv.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- "Любошиц Анна Сауловна ← Российская Портретная Галерея ← All-Photo.ru". all-photo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- "Новодевичье кладбище. Любошиц Анна Сауловна (1887-1975)". www.nd.m-necropol.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-02-01.