Lina Drechsler Adamson

Lina Drechsler Adamson
A white woman with hair in a bouffant style, wearing a white lace-trimmed top or dress
Lina Drechsler Adamson, from a 1912 publication
Born
Emily Caroline Adamson

1876
Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Died28 February 1960
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Violinist, conductor, music educator
MotherBertha Drechsler Adamson

Lina Drechsler Adamson (1876 – 28 February 1960) was a Canadian violinist, conductor, and music educator.

Early life and education

Adamson was born in Brockville, Ontario, the daughter of James Robertson Adamson and Bertha Drechsler Adamson.[1] Both of her parents were born in Scotland. Her mother was a violinist and music educator.[2] She trained as a violinist in Leipzig with Hans Sitt,[3] and in Switzerland with André de Ribaupierre [de].[4]

Career

Back in Toronto after her European training, Adamson was considered one of the city's "prominent violinists".[5] "She produced a good tone and showed good artistic judgment in phrasing and rhythm," reported a 1910 reviewer.[6] She taught at the Toronto Conservatory of Music,[7] and played in the conservatory's string quartet and string orchestra.[8]

Adamson also played with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra,[9] and gave solo recitals.[10] She accompanied contralto Eva Mylott at a concert in New York in 1908.[11] During World War I, she organized a musical program for a recruiting event at Toronto's Hippodrome.[12] Later in her career, she conducted the conservatory's well-regarded junior orchestra,[13][14][15] and the Toronto Ladies Ensemble.[16] "Miss Adamson's skilful bow-arm conducting at rehearsals was the prime cause of so many various young players doing such a crisp, lively performance, without juvenile string-scratching," noted a Toronto Star reviewer in 1939.[17]

Personal life

Adamson died in 1960, in her eighties, in Toronto.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Miss Lina Drechsler-Adamson" The Conservatory Bi-Monthly 11(1)(January 1912): 9-10. via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Well-Known Musician Dies Very Suddenly". The Toronto Star. 1924-05-12. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Coming and Going". The Buffalo News. 1903-02-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bertha Drechsler Adamson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. ^ Hubbard, William Lines. History of Foreign Music, with introduction by Frederick Starr (Toledo: The Squire Cooley Co., 1910): 250.
  6. ^ "Trio of Brahms Gave Great Concert". The Toronto Star. 1910-01-13. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Toronto Conservatory of Music" Musical Canada 8(10)(February 1914): 288.
  8. ^ "Orchestra Concert and Violin Recital". The Toronto Star. 1910-03-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The Toronto Symphony Orchestra" The Conservatory Bi-Monthly 7(6)(November 1908): 166. via Internet Archive
  10. ^ "The Toronto Conservatory of Music" Musical Canada 8(8)(December 1913): 213.
  11. ^ "Conservatory Announcements and Events" The Conservatory Bi-Monthly 9(1)(January 1910): 23. via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "Miss Lena Adamson". The Toronto Star. 1916-02-19. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Society Highlights". The Toronto Star. 1939-05-03. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Junior Orchestra to Play". The Toronto Star. 1942-04-11. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Junior Orchestra Again Acclaimed". The Toronto Star. 1943-05-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Bridle, Augustus (1928-12-03). "Toronto Ensemble Gives Good Program". The Toronto Star. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Bridle, Augustus (1939-05-06). "Juvenile Orchestra Plays Fine Program". The Toronto Star. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Obituary for Lina Adamson". The Toronto Star. 1960-02-29. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-10-01 – via Newspapers.com.