Person Open DS/UK/7575 Brainin; Norbert (1923-2005); English violinist Brainin Norbert 1923-2005 English violinist Male DS/UK/13659

Norbert Brainin, (12 March 1923 – 10 April 2005), was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets. Because of Brainin's Jewish origin, he was driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938, as were the violinist Siegmund Nissel and violist Peter Schidlof. Brainin and Schidlof met in a British internment camp, many Jewish refugees having had the misfortune of being confined by the British as "enemy aliens" upon seeking refuge in the 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 RAHhbaulcombe 9/12/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 35f83e17-4afd-42e3-92b9-8c01e2d77d46