July 10, 1964, New York Times
Abram Haitowitsch, a blind violinist known for his concerts here from the post‐World War I years until the late nineteenthirties, died yesterday in his home at the Windermere Hotel, 666 West End Avenue. He was 70 years old.
Mr. Haitkowitsch, who was born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk), Russia, suffered a fall during his third year that caused Paralysis of the optic nerve. His passion for the violin led him to create his own Braille musical scores, with raised marks for double bowing, fingering and the original compositions.
With the aid of a younger brother, David, he converted into Braille all the music that he wanted to master. He attended the Imperial Russian Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg and afterwards played before members of the Russian royal family and as a soloist, with the Odessa Symphony Orchestra.
During World War I he and his brother left Russia through Siberia and the Far East, and came here. In 1918 he performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall at a concert of the Humanitarian Society. He played Chopin, Jena Hubay, the "Perpetuum Mobile" of Franz Ries, Franz Drdla's "Muted Serenade," Tchaikovsky's "Serenade Melancolique" and Paganin's Caprice No. 24.
In succeeding years Mr.
There are no immediate survivors.
A funeral service will be held at 1:15 P.M. today.at the Riverside hemorial Chapel, Amsterdam and 76th Street.
Abram Haitowitsch, a blind violinist known for his concerts here from the post‐World War I years until the late nineteenthirties, died yesterday in his home at the Windermere Hotel, 666 West End Avenue. He was 70 years old.
Mr. Haitkowitsch, who was born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk), Russia, suffered a fall during his third year that caused Paralysis of the optic nerve. His passion for the violin led him to create his own Braille musical scores, with raised marks for double bowing, fingering and the original compositions.
With the aid of a younger brother, David, he converted into Braille all the music that he wanted to master. He attended the Imperial Russian Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg and afterwards played before members of the Russian royal family and as a soloist, with the Odessa Symphony Orchestra.
During World War I he and his brother left Russia through Siberia and the Far East, and came here. In 1918 he performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall at a concert of the Humanitarian Society. He played Chopin, Jena Hubay, the "Perpetuum Mobile" of Franz Ries, Franz Drdla's "Muted Serenade," Tchaikovsky's "Serenade Melancolique" and Paganin's Caprice No. 24.
In succeeding years Mr.
There are no immediate survivors.
A funeral service will be held at 1:15 P.M. today.at the Riverside hemorial Chapel, Amsterdam and 76th Street.
July 10, 1964, New York Times
Abram Haitowitsch, a blind violinist known for his concerts here from the post‐World War I years until the late nineteenthirties, died yesterday in his home at the Windermere Hotel, 666 West End Avenue. He was 70 years old.
Mr. Haitkowitsch, who was born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk), Russia, suffered a fall during his third year that caused Paralysis of the optic nerve. His passion for the violin led him to create his own Braille musical scores, with raised marks for double bowing, fingering and the original compositions.
With the aid of a younger brother, David, he converted into Braille all the music that he wanted to master. He attended the Imperial Russian Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg and afterwards played before members of the Russian royal family and as a soloist, with the Odessa Symphony Orchestra.
During World War I he and his brother left Russia through Siberia and the Far East, and came here. In 1918 he performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall at a concert of the Humanitarian Society. He played Chopin, Jena Hubay, the "Perpetuum Mobile" of Franz Ries, Franz Drdla's "Muted Serenade," Tchaikovsky's "Serenade Melancolique" and Paganin's Caprice No. 24.
In succeeding years Mr.
There are no immediate survivors.
A funeral service will be held at 1:15 P.M. today.at the Riverside hemorial Chapel, Amsterdam and 76th Street.
Abram Haitowitsch, a blind violinist known for his concerts here from the post‐World War I years until the late nineteenthirties, died yesterday in his home at the Windermere Hotel, 666 West End Avenue. He was 70 years old.
Mr. Haitkowitsch, who was born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk), Russia, suffered a fall during his third year that caused Paralysis of the optic nerve. His passion for the violin led him to create his own Braille musical scores, with raised marks for double bowing, fingering and the original compositions.
With the aid of a younger brother, David, he converted into Braille all the music that he wanted to master. He attended the Imperial Russian Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg and afterwards played before members of the Russian royal family and as a soloist, with the Odessa Symphony Orchestra.
During World War I he and his brother left Russia through Siberia and the Far East, and came here. In 1918 he performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall at a concert of the Humanitarian Society. He played Chopin, Jena Hubay, the "Perpetuum Mobile" of Franz Ries, Franz Drdla's "Muted Serenade," Tchaikovsky's "Serenade Melancolique" and Paganin's Caprice No. 24.
In succeeding years Mr.
There are no immediate survivors.
A funeral service will be held at 1:15 P.M. today.at the Riverside hemorial Chapel, Amsterdam and 76th Street.
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