Florian Zabach

Florian Zabach was a violinist and TV personality fom the United States.

Born on August 15, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died on February 25, 2006 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

ZaBach was a child prodigy. He studied music and learned to play the violin with his father and at the Chicago Cosmopolitan Conservatory of Music. He performed at the Beethoven Violin Concerto at the Auditorium Concert hall when he was twelve. At fifteen he played the Chicago World's Fair. In 1936 he toured Europe. He served in World war 2. After the war he returned to concert playing with his own orchestra. He appeared many times on television. He hosted a television show in 1954 that was aired in cities around the world. For his work on television, ZaBach has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6505 Hollywood Blvd.

He was one of the great violinists of the 20th century, specializing in pop and jazz styles. His recording of "The Hot Canary" sold a million copies and reached the top 15 on the Pop charts in 1951. "Believe It or Not" timed his violin performance of "The Flight of the Bumblebee" and wrote, "he plays 12.8 notes per second ... faster than any known violinist in history".

he was married to journalist Gene Brislin Zabach.