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1. Title:   Births Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) Reg No. 7837
2. Title:   1841 Census
3. Title:   Births Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) Reg No. 24182
4. Title:   Births Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) Reg No. 11411
5. Title:   Births Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) Reg No. 1775
6. Title:   Births Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) Reg No. 5691
7. Title:   Births Deaths and Marriages (Victoria) Reg No. 4576

Notes
a. Note:   ZELMAN, ALBERTO (1874-1927), was born at Melbourne on 15 November 1874. He was educated at King's College, Melbourne, and showed early talent as a violinist, afterwards becoming a teacher of the violin. He was connected with the Melbourne Philharmonic Society for over 30 years, first as leader of the second violins in the orchestra, and from 1912 as conductor. He was leader of the British Musical Society's quartet, and after the death of Marshall Hall (q.v.) founded and conducted the Melbourne symphony orchestra. Considering that this orchestra had no endowment Zelman did remarkable work with it, and he was always hoping that all the musical interests in Melbourne would pool their resources so that his native city should have a permanent, properly supported orchestra. In 1922 he visited Europe, and at Berlin was invited to conduct the Berlin philharmonic orchestra. He was enthusiastically received, and in November of the same year conducted the London symphony orchestra at London, but was less successful than at Berlin. On returning to Australia Zelman resumed his teaching and conducting, and died at Melbourne after a short illness on 3 March 1927. He married Maude Harrington, a well-known singer, who survived him. He had no children. Zelman was a slight, rather wistful looking figure of a man, devoted to music, and free from the jealousies not infrequent among musicians. He was kindly and sympathetic, a good violinist and an excellent and enthusiastic conductor. His too early death was a loss to musical culture in Australia.



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