Frances Magnes

Frances Magnes, an American violinist born in Cleveland in 1919 and passing in 2010, lived nearly a full century devoted to the strings, and that span alone moves me. To play through the upheavals of the twentieth century, the wars and the Depression, while keeping a bow in hand speaks to a deep, durable love of music. Cleveland, home to a storied orchestra, is a fitting cradle for such a life. The records left to us are slim, but the notes she sent ringing through concert halls surely lodged in someone's memory. She has my quiet, sincere respect.

Name (English)

Frances Magnes

Name (Japanese)

フランセス・マグネス

Reading

ふらんせす・まぐねす

Born

April 27, 1919 – March 24, 2010

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

Origin

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Occupation

violinist

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Ohio
• violinist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.