Person Open DS/UK/7074 Kimber; Beryl (fl 1950s-1960s); Australian violinist Kimber Beryl fl 1950s-1960s Australian violinist Female (cisgender)

Beryl Kimber was born to a musical family in Perth, Australia and made her debut as a violin soloist at the age of 13. She won the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition and studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, where she made her debut at Wigmore Hall in 1950. In 1958 Beryl Kimber won First Distinction at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, where she studied with David Oistrakh. She returned to Australia in 1963 to take up a position of lecturer at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide. www.dartfordsymphony.co.uk International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 8/21/2013 RAHAKirkbride 12/6/2022 e09ec7fa-e485-4be7-ae29-2e4501719746