What is Hellmut Stern?
{{Infobox person | name = Hellmut Stern | image = stern harbin.jpg | alt = | caption = Hellmut Stern in 2011 | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|05|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Berlin | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|03|21|1928|05|21|df=y}} | death_place = Berlin | occupation = Classical violinist | organizations = [[Berlin Philharmonic]] | awards = [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] }} '''Hellmut Stern''' (21 May 1928 – 21 March 2020) was a German violinist of Jewish descent. He played principal violin with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]]. He published his autobiography in 1990. He talked about his life in exile in China, Israel, and the U.S., and his return to Berlin. He was a member of the orchestra's board (''Orchestervorstand''). He played with leading conductors of the time, especially with [[Herbert von Karajan]]. Stern died on 21 March 2020 in [[Berlin]] of [[Parkinson's disease]], aged 91.<ref>[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/zum-tod-des-geigers-hellmut-stern-der-musizierende-weltbuerger/25669952.html Zum Tod des Geigers Hellmut Stern Der musizierende Weltbürger] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Hellmut}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:Jewish German musicians]] [[Category:Jewish Israeli musicians]] [[Category:Musicians from Berlin]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:Refugees from Nazism]] [[Category:German violinists]] {{bio-stub}}