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George Sopkin
vc, 1914-2008 US
Musician of Classical
George Sopkin (c. 1914 – October 28, 2008) was an American cellist who was a founding member of the Fine Arts Quartet and faculty member at Kneisel Hall School of Chamber Music in Blue Hill, Maine.Sopkin grew up in Chicago and was about twelve years old when he first played the cello. By age eighteen, he was auditioning for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Frederick Stock looked at Sopkin and said, "So we're taking Boy Scouts now?". Stock gave him the job, making him one of the youngest performers with the orchestra. He earned $65 per week for the symphony's 28-week season, plus a seven-week summer session, a respectable income for the Great Depression, especially for a teenager. Sopkin spent eight years with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Piano Quintet in A Major, D.667 "The Trout": IV. Andante. Theme & Variations (From "The Sixth Sense") on Horror Film Classics - Classical Music in Scary Movies by Various Artists String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto / VI. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante / VII. Allegro on Beethoven String Quartet No 14 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Fine Arts Quartet, Leonard Sorkin, Irving Ilmer, Abram Loft & George Sopkin String Quartet No. 6 - A Whitman Serenade on Samuel Adler: String Quartets by Samuel Adler & Various Artists Cello Sonata: I. Allegretto on John Downey & Alan Stout: Cello Sonatas by George Sopkin & Armand Basile String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo / II. Allegro Molto Vivace / III. Allegro Moderato / IV. Andante, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile on Beethoven String Quartet No 14 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Fine Arts Quartet, Leonard Sorkin, Irving Ilmer, Abram Loft & George Sopkin Cello Sonata: I. Moderato on John Downey & Alan Stout: Cello Sonatas by George Sopkin & Armand Basile Cello Sonata: II. Moderato on John Downey & Alan Stout: Cello Sonatas by George Sopkin & Armand Basile Cello Sonata: III. Maestoso on John Downey & Alan Stout: Cello Sonatas by George Sopkin & Armand Basile Cello Sonata: III. Andante - Cadenza - Allegro ma non troppo on John Downey & Alan Stout: Cello Sonatas by George Sopkin & Armand Basile Illinois television Presentation: — 4 on Bartók: The Six String Quartets by Fine Arts QuartetTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello Sonatas | John Downey / Alan Stout - George Sopkin, Armand Basile | 1969 | Album |
| The Complete Quartets Of Béla Bartók | Béla Bartók, The Fine Arts Quartet, Leonard Sorkin, Abram Loft, Irving Ilmer, George Sopkin | 1958 | Album |
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