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Sylvia Lent (June 11, 1903 – March 25, 1972) was an American violinist.
Sylvia Lent was born in Washington, D. C., the daughter of composer and cellist Ernest Lent and pianist Mary (Mamie) Simons Lent.[1] Ernest Lent was born and educated in Germany.[2] She studied violin with her cousin, Gilbert Ross (their mothers were sisters), from childhood through studies in Chicago with Leopold Auer. Ross later became a music professor at Cornell University.[3][4] She also studied with Ovide Musin[5] and Franz Kneisel.[6]
Sylvia Lent made her debut concert tour in Germany,[7] playing in Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig and Munich in 1922.[8][9] Her New York debut followed in March 1923.[10] By age 23 she had been featured as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the State Symphony Orchestra of New York, and the New York Symphony Orchestra.[11][12] She played a rare Domenico Montagnana violin made in 1735, a gift from a collector in Minnesota.[13]
Her youthful appearance and small stature were frequently mentioned in reviews of her concerts, even when she was well into adulthood.[14] "She is petite, sylph-like, with an almost childish face and head," mentioned one 1933 newspaper account, before describing her skills.[15] In 1927 she was the youngest artist ever featured on The Atwater Kent Hour radio program.[16] She made one recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company, in 1924.[17]
Sylvia Lent married San Francisco Chronicle art and music critic Alfred Frankenstein in 1935. They had two sons, John and David, and lived in San Francisco, California.[18] She died from a heart attack in 1972, aged 69 years, in San Francisco.[19] Her granddaughter Karen Frankenstein is an opera singer.[20]
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