. . "1890-05-15"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist"@en . . "1970-01-17"^^ . . "Simon Kovar"@en . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . "Simon Kovar (V\u00EDlnius, 22 de maig de 1890 - Encino, 17 de gener de 1970) va ser un fagot del segle XX i un dels professors m\u00E9s reconeguts d'aquest instrument. Simon Kovar va n\u00E9ixer Simon Kovarski a Vilnius, Litu\u00E0nia, llavors part de R\u00FAssia, el 1890. Va comen\u00E7ar el fagot als 20 anys despr\u00E9s d'estudiar originalment el viol\u00ED. Kovar va arribar als Estats Units el juny de 1922, establint-se a la ciutat de Nova York, on va ocupar el lloc de segon fagot amb la Filharm\u00F2nica de Nova York. Va ser molt considerat com a professor i va ser cap de la facultat de fagot de la \"Juilliard School of Music\" durant 28 anys. Kovar tamb\u00E9 va ensenyar a \"Teachers College\" de la Universitat de Col\u00FAmbia, a l'Acad\u00E8mia de M\u00FAsica d'Occident i al \"Curtis Institute of Music\", a la \"Manhattan School of Music\", \"Mannes College of Music\"\" i el \"Conservatoire de musique du Quebec\" a Montr\u00E9al. Els seus estudiants van oscil\u00B7lar entre els millors fagotistes d'orquestra, incloent i Sol Schoenbach i als m\u00FAsics de jazz, incloent saxofonistes com Stan Getz i . Els seus 24 Estudis diaris per a fagot, escrits a finals dels anys cinquanta, es consideren exercicis de pr\u00E0ctica de primer nivell per al fagot. Als anys 50, Kovar es va traslladar a Encino, Calif\u00F2rnia, on va continuar ensenyant gaireb\u00E9 fins al moment de la seva mort, el 1970, per complicacions relacionades amb l'emfisema. El van sobreviure la seva dona Rose Kovar i dues filles, Eleanor Imber, tamb\u00E9 fagotista professional, i Leah Herzberg."@ca . . "4241"^^ . . . . . "Encino, California, U.S."@en . . . . . . . . . "1970-01-17"^^ . . . . . . "1049025594"^^ . . . . . . . "Simon Kovar (May 15, 1890 \u2013 January 17, 1970) was a 20th-century bassoonist and one of the most renowned teachers of the instrument. Simon Kovar was born Simon Kovarski in Vilnius, Russian Empire, in 1890. He took up the bassoon at age 20 after originally studying the violin. Kovar came to the United States in June 1922, settling in New York City where he took the position of second bassoonist with the New York Philharmonic. He was highly regarded as a teacher and was head of the bassoon faculty at the Juilliard School of Music for 28 years. Kovar also taught at Teachers College at Columbia University, the Music Academy of the West, and the Curtis Institute of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, and the Conservatoire de musique du Qu\u00E9bec \u00E0 Montr\u00E9al. His students "@en . . "Simon Kovar"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1890-05-15"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Simon Kovar"@en . "Simon Kovar (V\u00EDlnius, 22 de maig de 1890 - Encino, 17 de gener de 1970) va ser un fagot del segle XX i un dels professors m\u00E9s reconeguts d'aquest instrument. Simon Kovar va n\u00E9ixer Simon Kovarski a Vilnius, Litu\u00E0nia, llavors part de R\u00FAssia, el 1890. Va comen\u00E7ar el fagot als 20 anys despr\u00E9s d'estudiar originalment el viol\u00ED. Kovar va arribar als Estats Units el juny de 1922, establint-se a la ciutat de Nova York, on va ocupar el lloc de segon fagot amb la Filharm\u00F2nica de Nova York. Va ser molt considerat com a professor i va ser cap de la facultat de fagot de la \"Juilliard School of Music\" durant 28 anys. Kovar tamb\u00E9 va ensenyar a \"Teachers College\" de la Universitat de Col\u00FAmbia, a l'Acad\u00E8mia de M\u00FAsica d'Occident i al \"Curtis Institute of Music\", a la \"Manhattan School of Music\", \"Mannes Coll"@ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Simon Kovar (May 15, 1890 \u2013 January 17, 1970) was a 20th-century bassoonist and one of the most renowned teachers of the instrument. Simon Kovar was born Simon Kovarski in Vilnius, Russian Empire, in 1890. He took up the bassoon at age 20 after originally studying the violin. Kovar came to the United States in June 1922, settling in New York City where he took the position of second bassoonist with the New York Philharmonic. He was highly regarded as a teacher and was head of the bassoon faculty at the Juilliard School of Music for 28 years. Kovar also taught at Teachers College at Columbia University, the Music Academy of the West, and the Curtis Institute of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, and the Conservatoire de musique du Qu\u00E9bec \u00E0 Montr\u00E9al. His students ranged from top orchestra bassoonists, including Sol Schoenbach and Bernard Garfield to jazz musicians, including saxophonists Stan Getz and Ray Pizzi. His 24 Daily Studies for Bassoon, written in the late 1950s, are considered first-rate practice exercises for the bassoon. In the 1950s, Kovar moved to Encino, California where he continued teaching almost until the time of his death in 1970 from complications related to emphysema. He was survived by his wife Rose Kovar and two daughters, Eleanor Imber, also a professional bassoonist, and Leah Herzberg."@en . . . . . . . "3778952"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Simon Kovar"@ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .