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A Woman to Know: Frieda Belinfante

A Woman to Know: Frieda Belinfante

She was feisty, indefatigable, single-minded. But more than anything, she really cared about music. — Erich Vollmer

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Aug 31, 2020
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She was feisty, indefatigable, single-minded. But more than anything, she really cared about music. — Erich Vollmer

(image via The Holocaust Memorial Museum)

In 1940, Dutch cello prodigy Frieda Belinfante celebrated a new stage of her career. The 36-year-old musician was all set to conduct her first orchestra in Amsterdam; in fact, she’d be the first wom…

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