Oscar Spirescu

Oscar Spirescu (1874 – September 7, 1918) was a Romanian conductor, composer and pianist who killed himself in 1918.^[1]

Biography

Spirescu was born in Bucharest, Romania.^[2] He was married and had four children in Romania. He emigrated from Romania to the United States and married for a second time.^[2]

In Romania, he was the conductor of the Romanian Opera Orchestra in Bucharest; in the US he became conductor of the Strand Symphony Orchestra at the Strand Theatre in Manhattan.

He killed himself on September 7, 1918, with chloroform in Manhattan.^[1]^[3] He died intestate and his estate was valued at $3,000.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Find Oscar Spirescu Dead In His Bed. Police Say Music Director of the Strand Killed Himself, But Friends Deny It" (PDF). New York Times. September 8, 1918. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
^ ^a ^b "Oscar Spirescu Dies Suddenly". Musical Courier. 1918. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
^ David K. Frasier (2005). "Oscar Spirescu". Suicide in the Entertainment Industry. p. 299. ISBN 9780786423330.
^ "Conductor Spirescu's Estate $3,000". Musical America. 1919. Retrieved 2015-10-10.

[obit-1] "Find Oscar Spirescu Dead In His Bed. Police Say Music Director of the Strand Killed Himself, But Friends Deny It" (PDF). New York Times. September 8, 1918. Retrieved 2014-08-02.

[bio-2] "Oscar Spirescu Dies Suddenly". Musical Courier. 1918. Retrieved 2014-08-02.

[3] David K. Frasier (2005). "Oscar Spirescu". Suicide in the Entertainment Industry. p. 299. ISBN 9780786423330.

[4] "Conductor Spirescu's Estate $3,000". Musical America. 1919. Retrieved 2015-10-10.

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