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- Henri Temianka was born on November 19, 1906 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. Henri is known for Ethan (1964). Henri died on November 7, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- In 2018 the Henri Temianka Audio Restoration Lab was endowed at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
- Temianka was a virtuoso violinist, conductor, author and music educator.
- Conducting the Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble, he recorded Ginastera's Cantata para America Magica and Carlos Chavez's Toccata for Percussion Instruments for Columbia Records.
- In 1980 the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians said of Temianka that he was "...known for his flawless mastery of his instrument, a pure and expressive tone, and forceful yet elegant interpretations." On July 28, 2016, Jim Svejda at Classical KUSC-FM radio aired a four-hour program of recordings by Temianka, the Paganini Quartet, and the California Chamber Symphony.
- He studied violin with Carel Blitz in Rotterdam from 1915 to 1923, with Willy Hess at the National Conservatory in Berlin from 1923 to 1924, and with Jules Boucherit in Paris from 1924 to 1926.
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