Victor Salvi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victor Salvi

American musician

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1920

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 10-May-2015

Profession: musical instrument maker, harpist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Victor Salvi (\'vik-t?r\ \'sal-ve \); (March 4, 1920 – May 10, 2015) was an American-born harpist, harp maker, and entrepreneur.
Salvi, who has been called "harpmaker of the world", was of Italian descent.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he immigrated back to Italy several years into his professional career.
Credited for transforming the harp industry, he began his career as a musician, and turned to building harps. As a musician, Victor Salvi played under some of the best known conductors of the twentieth century, including Dimitri Mitropoulos, Arturo Toscanini, and Bruno Walter.
As a businessman, Salvi merged markets between his Europe-based Salvi Harps and the United States company Lyon & Healy, which he acquired in 1987.
As an engineer, Salvi is responsible for the largest modern progressions of the instrument.
Philanthropically, he has sponsored multiple competitions, concerts, as well as commissioning harp compositions.
Salvi has expanded the harp's notoriety worldwide, raising the instrument's profile, and heightening its importance musically.