Auer, << OW uhr, >> Leopold (1845-1930), a Hungarian violinist, became one of the most famous violin teachers of his time. Auer inaugurated a new method of violin playing and bow technique. In 1868, he became a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia, holding the position until 1917. Among Auer’s famous students were Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, and Nathan Milstein. Auer wrote about his teaching methods in Violin Playing as I Teach It (1921) and Violin Masterworks and Their Interpretation (1925). He also wrote an autobiography, My Long Life in Music (1923). Auer was born on June 7, 1845, in Veszprem. He died on July 15, 1930.
