Jeanette Dincin Ysaÿe (August 26, 1902 – November 1967), also seen as Jeannette Dincin Ysaÿe, was an American violinist and violin teacher. She was a student and personal secretary of Eugène Ysaÿe, and became his wife in 1927.

Jeanette Dincin
A young woman with curly dark hair, wearing a dark top with distinctive stitching and applique work
Jeanette Dincin, from a 1924 publication
BornAugust 26, 1902
Brooklyn, New York
DiedNovember 1967
Other namesJeannette Dincin Ysaÿe
OccupationViolinist
SpouseEugène Ysaÿe
RelativesTheo Ysaÿe (brother-in-law)

Early life

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Dincin was from Brooklyn, the daughter of Herman Dincin and Lena Tietze Dincin.[1] Her father was a physician.[2] She studied violin as a child at the New York College of Music,[3] and later with Leopold Auer, Otakar Ševčik, and Ysaÿe.[4]

Career

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Dincin made her concert debut in Paris in 1923,[4] and performed in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and England in the 1920s.[2] She taught violin at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and in private lessons for Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.[5] She cared for her husband in his last years at their home in Brussels, and after his death promoted his work, while performing and teaching in the United States.[6][7][8] She played his Guarneri violin in at least one concert, in New York in 1932;[9] the same violin was played by Isaac Stern from 1965 to 1998.[10][11]

Personal life

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Dincin married her widowed Belgian violin teacher, Ysaÿe, in 1927.[2][12] Her husband was in ill health for much of their marriage,[13] and died in 1931.[14] She died in 1967, aged 65 years. The Juilliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace Library holds a collection of Dincin's papers, including unpublished compositions and arrangements by her husband.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "Widow of Ysaye, Violinist, Returns to Brooklyn Home". Times Union. 1932-04-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Ysaye, Violinist, Weds Pupil in Brussels; Bride, 44 Years His Junior, a Brooklyn Girl". The New York Times. 1927-07-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ "New York College of Music Junior Concert". Musical Courier. 58 (14): 28. 1909-04-07 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Miss Jeanette Dincin" Midweek Pictorial (January 31, 1924): 5. via Internet Archive
  5. ^ Mara, Margaret (1949-01-25). "Concert Artist Once Taught a Queen". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wolf, Thomas (2019-06-04). The Nightingale's Sonata: The Musical Odyssey of Lea Luboshutz. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-64313-162-7.
  7. ^ "Makes Debut". The Knoxville Journal. 1932-12-04. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  8. ^ "Philharmonic Event Tonight". Amarillo Daily News. 1941-05-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Cushing, Edward (1932-11-21). "Jeannette Ysaye". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Isaac Stern Buys 'New' Guarnerius; 225-Year-Old Violin Was Once Owned by Ysaye". The New York Times. 1965-08-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  11. ^ Potter, Tully (July 18, 2018). "Eugène Ysaÿe and his violins". Tarisio. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  12. ^ "Ysaye, 69, Weds Pupil, 25". The Morning News. 1927-07-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Greene, David Mason (1985). Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers. Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-385-14278-6.
  14. ^ "Eugene Ysaye, World-Famous Musician, Dies". Quad-City Times. 1931-05-12. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Unpublished Manuscripts at Juilliard". Ysaÿe & the Organ. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  16. ^ Naff, Angela; Kagan, Amy (2021-11-09). "The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast presents this Season's First Live PMP Alumni". The Suncoast Post. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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