Georg Kulenkampff

Georg Kulenkampff was one of Germany's most beloved violin virtuosos of the first half of the twentieth century, and a teacher to many younger stars of the violin. Kulenkampff gave the premiere performance of Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto, and made the first recording of the piece; additionally, his performances of the violin concertos of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Glazunov, and Bruch are considered among the finest on record, despite their having been recorded during the 1930's and the beginning of the 1940's. Only the fact that his recording career coincided with the Nazi e...