Title
Rudolph Pelisek obituary
Date
1926
Description
Rudolph Pelisek obituary. Second page missing from microfilm.
Inscription: Talented Musician Played Many Times Before European Royalty. | Heart Trouble Causes Death
Rudolph Pelisek, musical director of the Regent Theatre and a violinist of international reputation, who had played before many crowned heads in Europe, died in a local hospital at three o’clock this morning in his morning in his thirty-seventh year.
An outstanding figure in musical circles in Ottawa because of his talent and personality, Mr. Pelisek was widely known to the general public, and his absence lately from the leadership of the Regent orchestra, for whose high standards he was so largely responsible, had been regretted.
Rudolph Pelisek was taken ill with heart trouble last March, but not until the summer of 1925 did it become serious. Six weeks before Christmas he went to the Civic Hospital, returning to his home, 259 Bayswater avenue over the Christmas and New Year season. He was taken to the hospital yesterday, and passed away at three o’clock this morning
Came Here in 1912
He was born of Bohemian parents in Schumla, Bulgaria, 36 years ago. He early showed promise as a musician and as a young man played before the Czar of Russia, the King of Serbia, the King of Bulgaria, and other crowned heads of Europe. He had played in Madrid and at the “Hippodrome” in London, and possessed many valuable tokens of appreciation received from his many admirers.
Mr. Pelisek came to Ottawa in 1912, and had resided here since then. He first played in the Imperial Theatre and later assumed musical directorship of the Re[gent]
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Photo Title: Violinist Died
Photo Caption: Rudolph Pelisek, talented violinist and director of the Regent Theatre orchestra, who died this morning in his 37th year.
Rudolph Pelisek, musical director of the Regent Theatre and a violinist of international reputation, who had played before many crowned heads in Europe, died in a local hospital at three o’clock this morning in his morning in his thirty-seventh year.
An outstanding figure in musical circles in Ottawa because of his talent and personality, Mr. Pelisek was widely known to the general public, and his absence lately from the leadership of the Regent orchestra, for whose high standards he was so largely responsible, had been regretted.
Rudolph Pelisek was taken ill with heart trouble last March, but not until the summer of 1925 did it become serious. Six weeks before Christmas he went to the Civic Hospital, returning to his home, 259 Bayswater avenue over the Christmas and New Year season. He was taken to the hospital yesterday, and passed away at three o’clock this morning
Came Here in 1912
He was born of Bohemian parents in Schumla, Bulgaria, 36 years ago. He early showed promise as a musician and as a young man played before the Czar of Russia, the King of Serbia, the King of Bulgaria, and other crowned heads of Europe. He had played in Madrid and at the “Hippodrome” in London, and possessed many valuable tokens of appreciation received from his many admirers.
Mr. Pelisek came to Ottawa in 1912, and had resided here since then. He first played in the Imperial Theatre and later assumed musical directorship of the Re[gent]
Continued on Page Two
Photo Title: Violinist Died
Photo Caption: Rudolph Pelisek, talented violinist and director of the Regent Theatre orchestra, who died this morning in his 37th year.
Language
English
Source
"Rudolph Pelisek, Violinist and Orchestra Leader, Dies in His Thirty-Seventh Year." Ottawa Journal. January 20, 1926: 1.
Microfilm from Ottawa Public Library.