Gilbert, Gama, 1906-1940
Person
Biography
Gilbert was born in Massachusetts and attended Curtis from 1926-1933 studying the violin under Carl Flesch and Leopold Auer as well as Chamber Music under Louis Bailly. He earned a diploma and bachelor degree in violin in 1933 with both awarded to him in the first commencement ceremony in 1934. He went on to work with The New York Times until his young death at the age of 34.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Bound scrapbook containing newspaper reviews written by Gilbert for the New York Times, 1938-1940
File
Dates:
1938-1940
Gama Gilbert materials (MSS 76)
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS76
Abstract
This collection consists of a hardbound scrapbook of music reviews that Gama Gilbert (1906-1940) wrote for the New York Times, and a celebratory copy of the score of Beethoven's op. 18 string quartets (Peters edition).
Dates:
1931; 1938-1940
Found in:
Curtis Institute of Music Archives
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- Archival Object 12
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Curtis Institute of Music - alumni 2
- Violinists 2
- Composers 1
- Curtis Institute of Music - faculty 1
- Quartets - string 1