Louis Svećenski

Louis Svećenski (, born Ljudevit Kohn; November 7, 1862 – June 18, 1926) was a notable Croatian-American violist, violinist and rector of the Boston Academy of Music.

Svećenski was born in Osijek, Donji grad district on November 7, 1862 to a Jewish family. He also played in the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 18 years (1885–1903), serving variously as a violist and violinist. He taught for several years at the Juilliard School and was one of the original faculty members at the Curtis Institute of Music (1924–1926). Some of his notable pupils include conductor and violinist Robert Talbot, and violist and composer Carlton Cooley.

Svećenski is credited with the erection of Osijek memorial plaque in 1895, for his friend Franjo Krežma. He stayed in touch with his hometown and family until the day he died on June 18, 1926.

Pedagogical works 25 Technical Exercises for Viola (1917) Preparatory Exercises on the Violin for the Trill, the Vibrato and the Staccato, Preceded by Corrective Studies for the First and Fourth Fingers (1922) Specialized Exercises for Violin in Shifting and in Crossing the Strings (1923)