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Kathleen Parlow residence, 236 6th Avenue S.E.

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Title	Kathleen Parlow residence, 236 6th Avenue S.E.
Identifier	aj_79-07
Subject	Calgary (Alta.) -- History
Location	Calgary, Alberta
Time Coverage	10-Sep-63
Photographer	Alison Jackson
Donor	Alison Jackson Estate
Type	Still Image
Repository	Calgary Public Library, Central Library, Local History Room
Collection	Alison Jackson Photograph Collection
Rights	Copyright Calgary Public Library. 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary AB, T2G 2M2, 1+(403)260-2785 hum1@calgarypubliclibrary.com
Date Photo	10-Sep-63
Format Photo	35mm colour slide. Taken with a Praktica camera using Kodachrome II daylight film K135 (ASA 32).
Width Digital	4134
Height Digital	2725
File Size	33026.254 KB
File type	TIF
Notes	Parlow, Kathleen • 236 - 6th Avenue SE • 1890-1958 Kathleen Parlow was born in Calgary in 1890, but left for San Francisco soon after her father’s death when she was four. Her mother was an accomplished violinist, and at an early age Kathleen indicated a strong desire to "play just like mother does." Her mother bought her a small violin on which Kathleen began to play. Parlow gave her first recital at the age of six and an agent at the performance suggested that Parlow move to Europe for advanced study and the further development of her gift. After Lord Strathcona wrote Parlow a cheque for her future endeavors, she became one of the first North Americans to enroll at the Imperial Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. She studied under the great violin master Leopold Auer. At the age of 17 Parlow made her formal debut in Berlin. She travelled and performed continuously throughout Europe, Asia and North America. She returned to Calgary in 1910 on her first North American tour, and the city gave her a welcome normally reserved for royalty, some declaring that "she is today one of the phenomena of the musical world." In 1911, she participated in the launch of Calgary’s first symphony orchestra, which then consisted of a 17-piece string ensemble. Parlow was a frequent visitor to Calgary until she was forced to retire from her touring circuit due to a nervous collapse in 1927. She returned to Canada at the beginning of the Second World War where she organized several musical groups. In 1956 received the University of Alberta’s national Award in Music. She performed her final concert in London, Ontario, at the age of 71, and died two years later.
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Kathleen Parlow residence, 236 6th Avenue S.E.

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