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Olga Rudge (April 13, 1895 – March 15, 1996) was an American-born concert violinist, now mainly remembered as the long-time mistress of the poet Ezra Pound, by whom she had a daughter, Mary. A gifted [1] concert violinist of international repute, her considerable talents [2] and reputation were eventually eclipsed by those of her lover, in ...
Olga Rudge, the Ohio-born violinist who became companion, caretaker and champion of the brilliant but embattled poet Ezra Pound, died on Friday at the castle of their daughter near Merano in...
Meet Olga Rudge, the Violinist Who Helped Rediscover Vivaldi. by Emily E. Hogstad April 13th, 2023. Olga Rudge is most often remembered today for being poet Ezra Pound’s mistress. But she also was important in the classical music world: she helped to spark the twentieth-century revival of Vivaldi!
The Olga Rudge Papers document the life and activities of musician Olga Rudge and her fifty-year relationship with the poet Ezra Pound. The papers span the dates 1887-1989, but the bulk of the material covers the years 1923-80. The papers are arranged in eleven series.
Biography. Olga Rudge was born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 13, 1895, the daughter of J. Edgar Rudge, a real estate investor, and Julia O'Connell Rudge, a singer. Around 1905, Julia Rudge moved to Europe with her three children, first to London and then to Paris, in pursuit of her singing career.
A collection of personal and professional papers of Olga Rudge, a pianist and composer who was married to Ezra Pound. The papers include correspondence, notebooks, music, photos, and family papers from 1887 to 1989.
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PETER RUSSELL. OLGA RUDGE* Olga Rudge was a distinguished violinist and later an important. musicologist in the domain of baroque instrumental music, but she is remembered now more vividly for her devotion to the great American. poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972). She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1895 but educated in England and in Paris.
