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Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (died 1988)

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Born
September 22, 1918
Died
March 3, 1988
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1918

About Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (died 1988) Together they made 35 records and performed in more than 900 concerts internationally. He was also the first violinist in history to record Niccolo Paganini's then newly discovered 3rd violin concerto. Rubinstein and Szeryng made music together regularly for the rest of their careers, and recorded much of the classic chamber music literature either as a duo or in a trio with cellist Pierre Fournier. In 1970, Szeryng recorded Mozart's complete works for violin and orchestra for Philips Records, which was used as Volume 8 of The Complete Mozart Edition in 1991.

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The world when Henryk Szeryng was born

Henryk Szeryng was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henryk Szeryng's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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