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...Legend. His full name was Solomon Isaievich Hurok. To his friends he was Sol. To the public, though, it was "S. Hurok Presents," an emblem that invariably appeared atop the newspaper ad, billboard poster or concert program. Beneath it ran names like Artur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Margot Fonteyn, the Royal Ballet, the Old Vic and, of course, the Russians he so ably promoted and profited by in the U.S.: Pavlova, Richter, Oistrakh, the Bolshoi Ballet and Opera...
Died. Solomon Isaievich (Sol) Hurok, 85, colorful, Russian-born impresario who for six decades introduced American audiences to first-rate talent from all over the world (see Music...
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