ABSTRACT
ACHRON,JOSEPH b.Lozdzeje,Lithuania,13May1886 d.Hollywood,California,29Apri/1943 Ataveryearlyage,Achronwasaviolinprodigy.He studiedinWarsawandattheSt.PetersburgConservatory(1898-1904)wherehewasapupilofLeopoldAuer; hewasalsoamemberofAnatolyLiadov'scompositionclass.In1913,hejoinedtheteachingstaffof KharkhovConservatory.AfterayearinPalestine,he wenttoAmericain1925,wherehebecameanAmericancitizenin1928,settlingfirstinNewYork,moving in1934toHollywood.
