Georges Boulanger (violinist)
Romanian musician (1893–1958)
George Pantazi (18 April 1893 – 3 June 1958), better known by his stage name Georges Boulanger, was a Romanian violinist, conductor and composer.
Biography
Georges Boulanger was born in Tulcea, Romania to a musical Romani family. His father, Vasile Pantazi, was given the nickname "Boulanger" for his purported resemblance to the French general Georges Boulanger by a Romanian naval officer who saw him playing in a fiddle ensemble at Sulina; his son inherited the nickname and used it professionally throughout his career. Vasile "Boulanger" died while working as a performer in London in 1930.
The Pantazi family had a six-generation heritage of professional violinists, bassists and guitarists. Along with his father, George learned to play all these instruments. However, he had a special aptitude for the violin. At the age of 12, Georges Boulanger was given a scholarship to study at the Conservatory in Bucharest. Three years later, as he was playing Paganini, he was heard by the famous violinist and teacher Leopold Auer, who was fascinated by Boulanger's artistic skills. He was able to come to Dresden with Auer's support and there he studied with him for the next two years.
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