Archives Collection 2: Kathleen Parlow



Biography
Kathleen Parlow, violinist and teacher, was born in Calgary, 20 September 1890 and died in Oakville, Ont., 19 August 1963. She completed her studies with Leopold Auer at St Petersburg [Leningrad] Conservatory, made her professional debut in Berlin in 1907 and then toured world wide. Returning permanently to Canada in 1941, she taught at the Toronto Conservatory and founded The Canadian Trio, and the Parlow String Quartet. See the Canadian Encyclopedia for a full biography.

Scope
Engagement diaries, programs, photographs, and press notices; scores and parts.

Provenance : The estate

Inventory
The finding aid for this collection is in preparation

Associated
Recordings held in Library and Archives Canada are available for online listening at the Virtual Gramophone