Jacques Thibaud photo violin violinist

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For sale I have a postcard photo of violinist Jacques Thibaud.  Photo by Alban, printed in France.  A rare image.  There are 5 tiny pinholes, some illegible writing on the back; otherwise excellent.  3.5 x 5.5 inches.  USPS Priority Mail insured.
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Jacques Thibaud
(27 September 1880 – 1 September 1953) was a
French
violinist
.
Thibaud was born in
Bordeaux
and studied the violin with his father before entering the
Paris Conservatoire
at the age of thirteen. In 1896 he jointly won the conservatory's violin prize with
Pierre Monteux
(who later became a famous
conductor
). He had to rebuild his technique after being injured in
World War I
. In 1943 he and
Marguerite Long
established the
Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Competition
for violinists and pianists, which takes place each year in
Paris
. From 2011, it has included singers and is now known as the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, in honour of the soprano
Régine Crespin
.
[1]
Thibaud was noted not only for his work as a soloist, but also for his performances of
chamber music
, particularly in a
piano trio
with the pianist
Alfred Cortot
and cellist
Pablo Casals
. He undertook concert tours with pianist
Yves Nat
and
George Enescu
. He was a friend of violinist
Eugène Ysaÿe
, who dedicated his
2nd Sonata for solo violin
to him. Among his students were
Manuel Quiroga
(the dedicatee of Ysaÿe's 6th solo sonata),
Eric Rosenblith
,
Joan Field
,
Rachel Steinman Clarke
, Stephan Hero (see Jose Iturbi) and
Yfrah Neaman
.
On 1 September 1953, Thibaud and 41 others died in the crash of
Air France Flight 178
. The aircraft, registration F-BAZZ, was on final approach to
Nice
when it struck Mt Cemet in the
French Alps
. His 1720
Stradivarius
violin was destroyed in the crash.
[2]
The accident investigation established "
controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)
" as the cause.