Karel Frohlich - violin, Francoise Dupuy-Frohlich - piano

Karel Frohlich (1917-1994) on violin and Francoise Dupuy-Frohlich (1923-2014) on piano. Elizabeth Braun is the director.

The couple gave joint recitals in Europe before coming to the United States. Francoise Dupuy-Frohlich previously lived in Paris and was a graduate of the Ecole Normale de Paris and studied with Alfred Cortot. She was also a member of several well-known music ensembles in Europe.

Karel Frohlich was a native of Czechoslovakia and graduate of Prague's National Music Conservatory. He played with the Prague Grand Opera Orchestra as Concert Master and appeared on the concert stage in France, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. He was the only member of his immediate and extended family in Europe to survive the Holocaust. He had been in Terezin, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald concentration camps.

At the time of this broadcast Frohlich was performing with the Little Orchestra Society of New York and serving as a member of the faculty at the City College of New York and the Turtle Bay Musical School.

Karel Frohlich and Francoise Dupuy-Frohlich were married for nearly 50 years and had four children. After performing extensively in New York City, Karel went on to a successful business career. Francoise was a piano teacher in New York City for 30 years and gave local recitals until 2003.

Works performed:
Sonata Espanola Opus 82, #2 for Violin and Piano by Turina.
Prelude for Piano by Messiaen.
Fantasie Impromptu, opus 66 in C-sharp minor by Chopin

The United Service for New Americans (USNA) was an aid organization founded in 1946 to help Jewish refugees from Europe, survivors from the camps and the war who often were the sole survivors from their families.

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