Samuel Gardner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Gardner

American musician

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1891

Place of Birth: Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1984

Profession: composer, violinist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Samuel Gardner (August 25, 1891, Elizavetgrad – January 23, 1984) was an American composer and violinist of Russian Jewish origin.
He won a Pulitzer prize with a string quartet in 1918.
He was a student of Franz Kneisel and Percy Goetschius, and began his career as a concert violinist; among his compositions is a violin concerto.
He wrote a number of other chamber works, and a handful of things for orchestra, including Broadway, which was performed by the Boston Symphony in the 1929-30 season.