Auer, Leopol'd Semyonovich
(1845–1930)
Auer [Áuir], Leopol'd Semyonovich (6–7–1845, Veszprém, Hungary; 7–15–1930, Loschwitz, near Dresden). Hungarian violinist, cond., pedagogue, and comp. Auer began formal music training at the age of eight under Ridley Köhne at the Budapest Cons. (1853–56), then continued his study in Vienna with Jacob Dont (1857–58), who Auer attested laid the foundation of his violin technique. After touring the provinces with his father for several years, Auer went, in 1861, to Joseph Joachim in Vienna, with…