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WOMEN VIOLINISTS GROUP 2. A group of autographs of female violinists comprised of: HAENDEL, IDA. (1928-1923). Polish-born violinist and teacher. CS. (“Ida Haendel”). 1p. Oblong 8vo. N.p. (1938). A green-ink signature on an album page. A child prodigy, Haendel distinguished herself at the Warsaw Conservatory and was a laureate at the first Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 1935. After studying with Carl Flesch and George Enescu, she toured the world as one of the world’s leading soloists over the course of her seven-decade career, making regular appearances at London’s Proms and, from 1952-1989 performing widely in her adopted Canada. In excellent condition. HALL, MARIE. (1884-1956). English violinist. SP. (“Marie Hall”). 1p. Postcard N.p., N.d. A sepia studio portrait of the seated Hall holding her violin and bow, signed diagonally across the image. A student of Edward Elgar and Otakar Sevcik, Hall made her debut in Prague in 1902 and after playing Paganini, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski at her London debut the following year, she embarked on a world tour that included appearances in South Africa and Fiji, making her an international celebrity. Ralph Vaughn Williams wrote and dedicated his lyrical The Lark Ascending, for her. She played a 1709 Stradivarius violin, known as the “Marie Hall Stradivarius,” currently part of Taiwan’s Chi-Mei Culture Foundation. In excellent condition. HALLÉ, WILMA (WILMA NORMAN, nee NERUDA). (1838 or 1839-1911). Czech violin virtuoso and teacher. SP. (“Wilma Hallé / Norman Neruda”). 1p. Cabinet card. N.p., N.d. [After 1888]. A Bassano studio photograph showing Hallé, elegantly attired, playing her violin. Signed diagonally in the upper left corner. From a musical family that included her great-grandfather composer, violinist, cellist and conductor Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, her father organist Josef Neruda and siblings who were virtuoso string players, Neruda made her solo debut in Vienna at the age of seven, performed as part of an ensemble with her brother and sister and embarked on a solo career. After her second marriage to conductor Charles Hallé in 1888, she billed herself as Lady Hallé. In very fine condition. Our image is identical to the one used in Hallé’s Wikipedia article. HANSEN, CECILIA. (1897-1989). Russian violinist and teacher. SP. (“Cecilia Hansen”). 1p. 4to. Monte Carlo, January 3, 1930. A black-and-white bust photograph of Hansen holding the neck of her violin inscribed in French in the lower left portion of the image to a Mr. Puttman A virtuoso who studied with Leopold Auer as a child, Hansen made her debut at age 13 and earned a reputation as a soloist, often touring with her first husband, pianist Boris Zakharoff. Some surface wear, otherwise fine. JACKSON, LEONORA. (1879-1969). American violinist and one of the first Americans to earn a reputation as a violinist in Europe. SP. (“Leonora Jackson”). 1p. Cabinet card. N.p., 1900. A Hana of London studio cabinet card showing Jackson playing her violin, inscribed to Mis Bumbry [?] in the lower portion of the image. Jackson began playing the violin at age seven and studied at the Paris Conservatoire and Berlin’s Royal Academy of Music under Joseph Joachim with the patronage of U.S. First Lady Frances Cleveland and businessman George Vanderbilt. After performing throughout Europe with the Berlin Philharmonic and London Philharmonic and for Queen Victoria, Jackson returned to Boston where she was a soloist with the Boston Symphony. She retired after her marriage in 1915 and became a patron of music and the arts. She played the “Leonora Jackson” Stradivari built in 1714, and formerly owned by German virtuoso violinist Joseph Joachim Age toned with some light wear; ink somewhat light. LACK, FREDELL. (1922-2017). American violinist and pedagogue. SP on a program for the Symphony Society of San Antonio, Texas. (“Fredell Lack”). 2pp. Small 4to. N.p., N.d. Inscribed to Richard on the image. Lack began studying the violin in Oklahoma at age six and performing as a soloist at 1 before moving to New York to train with Louis Persinger and attend Julliard. Her long and successful career included numerous world tours during which she played with many of the world’s leading orchestras. A mild setback came in the early 1950s when a dog bit off the tip of her little finger after which she revised her technique and later resumed her career. In addition to performing, she taught at the University of Houston for 50 years. With one horizontal crease, otherwise fine. LENT, SYLVIA. (1903-1972). American violinist SP. (“Sylvia Lent”). 1p. Small 4to. N.p., April 21, 1933. An image of a seated Lent inscribed in white ink in the lower right corner to H.K. Hooks, Jr. A student of Leopold Auer and Franz Kneisel, Lent toured Germany before making her New York debut in 1923 and appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, among others. In fine condition. She performed on a rare 1735 Domenico Montagnana violin. MARTZY, JOHANNA. (1924-1979). Hungarian violinist. CS. (“Johanna Martzy”). 1p. 12mo. [?] N.p., N.d. A signed album page beneath which is pasted on a small black-and-white reproduction of her playing her violin and her printed name. Martzy toured throughout the 1940s and 1950s after making her debut at age 13. Admired by Glenn Gould, she is beloved for her recordings. Her brilliant career was cut short by ill health and her death of cancer at age 54. She played a Stradivarius previously owned by Fritz Kreisler and Bronislav Huberman. In fine condition.