Alexander Cores (1901-February 5, 1994)[1] was a violinist and founder and first violin of the Dorian String Quartet.[1] [2]
Born in Russia, Cores studied in Berlin and at the Juilliard School under Leopold Auer and Paul Kochanski. Cores was a member of the New York Philharmonic from 1925 to 1931. His Dorian String Quartet performed a series of contemporary music concerts on CBS Radio. He performed on recordings for Columbia Masterworks Records and Vox Records.[1] [2] He also taught comedian Jack Benny to play the violin poorly for comedic effect. In 1989, he joined the violin faculty at the Mannes College of Music.[1] [2]
Cores was the brother of violist Michael Cores and the uncle of novelist Lucy Cores.[3]