Svetlana Sivak Marina Tsvetaeva Sophia Parnok Richard Burgin Ruth Posselt
Musical Friends and Colleagues
The photos in this section include mainly professional photographs (but some candid shots and other memorabilia as well) of some of the hundreds of musicians the Burgins knew and worked with over the near century encompassed by their respective careers in music. Most of these photographs bear inscriptions to Ruth or Richard, but many do not. They are arranged chronologically.
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  1. H001. Leopold Auer. The inscription, in Russian, reads: “To Richard Burgin from his old teacher. L. Auer, Petrograd 29/I 1915”
  2. H002. Jascha Heifetz. The inscription, in Russian, reads: “To my dear friends, the Burgins [Richard and Henriette], in memory of the pleasant time we spent together in Scandinavia. Love to you both / Stockholm, November 6, 1916”
  3. H003. The Burgin String Quartet, Stockholm, ca. 1918.
  4. H004. Scandinavian composer Christian Sinding, whose compositions for the violin Burgin played and popularized from his student days in Russia. The inscription, in German, reads: “To Mr. Richard Burgin with fond memories from Christian Sinding. September 1920”
  5. H005. Alfredo Casella. “á R. Burgin, en reconnaissant souvenir de la magnifique exécution de mon quartuor [To Richard Burgin, in grateful memory of the magnificent performance of my quartet] / Boston, March 23”, early 1920s.
  6. H006. Georges Enesco, 1923.
  7. H007. Brochure for Ondricek School of Violin Art, 1925.
  8. H008. Leopold Auer. “To Richard Burgin in kind remembrance from the old Professor, L. Auer / New York, 14 March 1926.”
  9. H009. Emmanuel Ondricek, 1928. “To my dearest Ruth, in remembrance of her phenomenal talent, from her loving teacher / Jan. 25th '28”
  10. H010. Béla Bartók. “To Mr. Richard Burgin with many thanks for the excellent performance of my string quartet / Boston, Febr. 18, 1928”
  11. H011. Paul Makanovitsky as a boy, 1930s. “To my darling Ruthie, with my love and et mes plus grande affection son petit frere, Paul.”
  12. H012. Boaz Piller, bass clarinetist in BSO, early 1930s. The inscription, in French, reads: “For Ruth, best wishes”
  13. H013. Jacques Thibaud and his son. “To Ruth with all my hopes / St Jean de Luz / 12 July 1932”
  14. H014. Jacques Thibaud. “To the very great [violinist] you are! One of the best in the all world. My love for you / Jacques 25 Juillet [July] 1932.”
  15. H015. Jacques Thibaud and Mr. Gillet.
  16. H016. Tasso Janopoulo. The inscription, in French, reads: “To Ruth Posselt with all my admiration and my greatest affection / Paris 30 December 1932”
  17. H017. Zino Francescatti and Richard Burgin.
  18. H018. Jascha Heifetz. “To Richard Burgin — with my best wishes —”
  19. H019. Sergei Koussevitzky, Tanglewood.
  20. H020. George Szell. “To Miss Ruth Posselt with many thanks for her splendid performance of the Dvorák Concerto! / 2 February 1938”
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