Florence Austin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Florence Austin

American musician

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1884

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1927

Profession: violinist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Florence Austin (March 11, 1884 – September 1, 1927) was an American violinist. Austin was born in Galesburg, Michigan.
She began studying the violin in Minneapolis at age seven, and went to New York at age 14.
There, she studied for several years under Henry Schradieck (1846–1918) and Camilla Urso (1840–1902).
She concluded her musical studies under Ovide Musin (1854–1929), with whom she went abroad to enter the Royal Conservatory at Liège (Belgium), under his instruction.
The following year she received the first prize in the violin contest with the largest number of competitors in the history of that institute.
She received the medal from Eugène Ysaÿe, who was one of the judges.
After her graduation from the Liège Conservatory, she made a successful European debut, followed by performances throughout the United States, including a coast-to-coast tour in 1910 and 1911.
She was selected by Ovide Musin to serve at the head of the violin department of the “Musin Virtuoso School” of Newark.Austin died in 1927 in a railroad accident in Fairchild, Wisconsin.