Irwin Hoffman

American conductor (1924-2018)
Person human Q4410522

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
November 26, 1924
Date of death
March 19, 2018
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Costa Rica
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
conductor
Family name
Hoffman[14]
Given name
Irwin[15]
Instrument
violin[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Irwin Hoffman ar إروين هوفمان fa ایروین هافمن ja アーウィン・ホフマン ru Ирвин Гофман
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VIAF cluster ID
53757031
Library of Congress authority ID
no97053098
CONOR.SI ID
57623907
Dezède person ID
24571
Discogs artist ID
2060409
Freebase ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007327512705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810546951705606
PORT person ID
479323
Prabook ID
528343
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Irwin Hoffman's place of birth was New York City[1]. He was born on November 26, 1924[2]. He died in Costa Rica[3]. He died on March 19, 2018[4]. He worked as a conductor[5].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1924-11-26[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-03-19[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 99ef4b57-f38c-4e25-8c20-a357f508541b[21]

Body

Personal Life

Children include Joel Hoffman[7], a composer[22], b. 1953[23], of Canada[24], awarded the Arts and Letters Award in Music[25]; Toby Hoffman[8], a violist[26], b. 1958[27]; Gary Hoffman[9], a cellist[28], b. 1956[29], of Canada[30]; and Deborah Hoffman[10], a harpist[31], 1960–2014[32].

FAQs

Where was Irwin Hoffman born?

Irwin Hoffman was born in New York City[1].

Where did Irwin Hoffman die?

Irwin Hoffman passed away in Costa Rica[3].

Who was Irwin Hoffman married to?

Irwin Hoffman's spouses include Esther Glazer[6].

What did Irwin Hoffman do for work?

Irwin Hoffman worked as conductor[5].

Where did Irwin Hoffman go to school?

Irwin Hoffman was educated at Juilliard School[12].

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  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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