Bergen, Eugene 11.jun.1916-2012 USA NY, New York Brooklyn - New York Manhattan Hell's Kitchen
jewish violinist, 1920 residing at Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn, 1926-1943 in Cleveland Ohio, 4.apr.1927 aged 10 appeared as violinist in a radio program at WTAM Cleveland, 1936-1943 violinist of the Cleveland Orchestra, 1938 studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and violin with Joseph Fuchs at the Juilliard School in New York, 1940-1942 as teacher of music residing with his parents at 1906 Lee Road in Cleveland, 1942 member of the Manuscript Society in Cleveland, 1953-2012 residing in New York City, 1962-1986 violinist of the New York Philharmonic, he owned a 1761 Nicolo Gagliano violin, on his death he left $1 million, a $3.8 million estate and no heir ; son of music teacher Charles Benjamin Bergen (Ukraine, Kiev 2.dec.1888-) and Dvoril 'Dora' Porandiuk (Ukraine, Kiev 1890-) ; his only sibling Soloman (Brooklyn feb.1920-) died in infancy