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Elsa Hilger was born on 13 April, 1904 in Oman, is an Elsa Hilger was American cellist American cellist. Discover Elsa Hilger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 101 years old?

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Age 101 years old
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Born 13 April 1904
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Date of death 17 May, 2005
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1904

Elsa Hilger (April 13, 1904 – May 17, 2005) was an American cellist.

She was the first woman other than a harpist to become a member of a major symphony orchestra.

She was born in Trutnov in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

She began taking cello lessons with Otakar Ševčík at the age of nine.

Her father died in World War I and her mother took her three daughters to Vienna, where Hilger and her two sisters were awarded scholarships to the Vienna Conservatory.

There she studied with Paul Grümmer.

At the age of twelve, she performed Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme with the Vienna Philharmonic.

The following year, she was presented with a Guarneri cello.

At the end of World War I, she began touring with her two sisters as The Hilger Trio.

The sisters also performed several times with Albert Einstein as a quartet.

1935

In 1935, Hilger was invited to join the Philadelphia Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski.

She began performing in the fourth chair; later, conductor Eugene Ormandy invited her to become assistant principal cellist.

Despite her talent, she never became first cellist during her 35 years with the orchestra.

She also taught at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music.

In 1935, she married Willem Ezerman, the son of D. Hendrik Ezerman, director of the Philadelphia conservatory.

She taught her son and grandson to play the cello.

1969

In 1969, Hilger was forced to retire from the orchestra due to union rules and moved to Lake Dunmore, Vermont.

She continued to perform, giving her last recital at the age of 95.

Hilger continued to teach at her home in Shelburne, Vermont.

2005

She died at home in Vermont in 2005.