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Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival
Kneisel Hall's rich musical tradition dates back to 1885,when Franz Kneisel, the celebrated 20-year-old Austrian violinist, came to the United States at the invitation of conductor Wilhelm Gericke to become concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Franz Kneisel spent many summers in Maine. Recognizing the importance of year-round study to the serious student, in 1902 he began to bring some of his most gifted students to Blue Hill.Other members of the Kneisel Quartet began to f...
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