Word: hilsberg
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...swift graceful dash for the podium, the svelte back he turned, the fine graceful hands which seem to mold every phrase of the music that is played. The orchestramen seemed like cogs in a magic wheel, but within the Orchestra each player has an important identity. Violinist Alexander Hilsberg is envied for his $35,000 Guarnerius which once belonged to Jan Kubelik. Tubaman Philip Donatelli is the orchestra's winemaker, father of seven daughters. Two Spanish Torellos play in the double-bass section. Father Anton is an oldster in the Orchestra. His son Carl is there to follow...