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Eugene Fodor
Fodor (left) with President Gerald Ford in 1974.
Fodor (left) with President Gerald Ford in 1974.
Background information
Birth nameEugene Nicholas Fodor, Jr.
Born(1950-03-05)March 5, 1950
Denver, Colorado
DiedFebruary 26, 2011(2011-02-26) (aged 60)
Arlington County, Virginia
Instrumentsviolin

Eugene Nicholas Fodor, Jr. (March 5, 1950 – February 26, 2011)[1] was an American classical violinist.

Fodor was born in Denver, Colorado. His first 10 years of study were with Harold Wippler, who taught him from 1958 until 1968.[2] Wippler observed that "It was very apparent that he had exceptional talent. Not just technical talent but a great, unusual understanding of music."[3] He then studied at the Juilliard SchoolinNew York City, Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Southern California, where his teachers included Ivan Galamian, Josef Gingold and Jascha Heifetz, respectively.

Fodor made his solo debut with the Denver Symphony Orchestra at the age of 10, playing Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, and began touring as a soloist while still a young teenager.

Fodor won numerous national contests before the age of 17, including First Prize in both the Merriweather Post CompetitioninWashington, D.C., and the Young Musicians Foundation Competition in Los Angeles.

He went on to win first prize in the Paganini CompetitioninItaly in 1972, at the age of 22. It was this win that gained him widespread public attention. He achieved the highest prize awarded (second prize, shared with two other violinists since first prize was not awarded that year) in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1974 in Moscow, Russia.[4] This award raised his profile further, as an American sharing the top Soviet prize during the height of the Cold War. He signed a recording contract with RCA Red Seal and was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Fodor was also awarded the European Soloist award "Prix Europeen du Soliste" in January 1999.

Fodor appeared on the television show SCTV on 20 November 1981 in a parody of the Joan Crawford movie Humoresque called New York Rhapsody.[5][6]

His career declined in the 1980s. An arrest for drug possession on Martha's Vineyard in 1989 resulted in negative publicity.[7][8] Though he continued concertizing until shortly before his death and made recordings through the 2000s, high-profile appearances such as he had made in the years following his Moscow win became a thing of the past. After years of battling alcohol and drug addiction, Fodor died from cirrhosisinArlington County, Virginia, on February 26, 2011, at the age of 60. His first marriage was to Susan Davis in 1978. They divorced in 1986. His second marriage to Sally Swedlund, whom he married in 1996, also ended in divorce in 2009. He remarried Ms. Davis in November 2010. He and Susan had three children and two grandchildren.[4]

Selected discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shapiro, T. Rees (1 March 2011). "Eugene Fodor, drug-haunted violin virtuoso, dies at 60". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  • ^ "Eugene Fodor -a career flameout". Reading Eagle. 2 August 1989. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  • ^ Hoban, Phoebe (4 December 1989). "Prodigal Son". New York: 106. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  • ^ a b Fox, Margalit (2 March 2011). "Eugene Fodor, Violin Virtuoso, Dies at 60". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  • ^ "4/2 – 5 Doorway to Hell with Eugene Fodor". SCTV Guide-Episodes. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  • ^ SCTV – New York Rhapsody. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  • ^ Robles, Frances (31 July 1989). "Family Blames Drugs for Renowned Violinist's Vinyard Arrest". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  • ^ Reynolds, Pamela (3 August 1989). "Musicians Surprised by Fodor Arrest". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2013-09-12.

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