Autographs of Mischa Elman
Mischa (Mikhail Saulovich) Elman (Russian: Михаил Саулович Эльман; January 20, 1891 – April 5, 1967) was a Russian-American violinist famed for his passionate style, beautiful tone, and impeccable artistry and musicality.
Moses or Moishe Elman was born to a Jewish family in Talnoye, Umansky Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (today Talne, Ukraine).
His grandfather Yosele Elman was a klezmer, a Jewish professional traditional musician who played the violin, and his father Saul Iosipovich Elman was a melamed and amateur violinist. It became apparent when Mischa was very young that he had perfect pitch, but his father hesitated about a career as a musician, since musicians were not very high on the social scale. He finally gave in, and gave Mischa a miniature violin, on which he soon learned several tunes by himself. Soon thereafter, he was taken to Odessa, where he studied at the Imperial Academy of Music. Pablo de Sarasate gave him a recommendation, stating that he could become one of the great talents of Europe. He auditioned for Leopold Auer at the age of 11, playing the Wieniawski Concerto No. 2 and 24th Caprice by Paganini. Auer was so impressed that he had Elman admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
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Traded items with a signature of Mischa Elman
The most expensive item with a signature of Mischa Elman (Mischa Elman Autograph + CD Tchaikovsky Wieniawski Violin Concerto Signed) was sold in January 2026 for £150.00 while the cheapest item (Violinist Mischa Elman autograph, 1 unknown to reverse) found a new owner for £5.00 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2013 with an average selling price of £22.51 for an autographed item of Mischa Elman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with £150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.00 was May 2020. In average, an autographed item from Mischa Elman is worth £20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mischa Elman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | MISCHA ELMAN - JEWISH / AMERICAN VIOLINIST - AUTOGRAPH | £64.99 |  |
| MISCHA ELMAN (1891-1967) ,UKRAINIAN BORN AMERICAN VIOLINIST SIGNED PIECE. | £11.50 | |
| MISCHA ELMAN - Signed Violinist / Violin - Autograph Concert Program - 1941 | £9.99 | |
| Mischa Elman Autograph + CD Tchaikovsky Wieniawski Violin Concerto Signed | £150.00 | |
| Mischa Elman Autograph + CD Tchaikovsky Wieniawski Violin Concerto Signed | £150.00 | |
| Mischa Elman Autograph + CD Tchaikovsky Wieniawski Violin Concerto Signed | £150.00 | |
| Mischa Elman, Ukrainian Violinist, SIGNED photograph | £32.77 | |
| Mischa Elman, Ukrainian Violinist, SIGNED photograph | £32.01 | |
| Mischa Elman, Violinist, SIGNED picture from a programme, circa 1930 | £20.00 | |
| Mischa Elman, Violinist, SIGNED programme page, 1927 | £50.00 | |
| Mischa Elman- Post Card and Autograph | £30.00 | |
| MISCHA ELMAN: VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST GENUINE HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ON EARLY PHOTO | £70.00 | |
| Original Hand Signed Autograph - Mischa Elman - Violinist - 1956 | £14.95 | |
| Violinist Mischa Elman autograph, 1 unknown to reverse | £5.00 | |
| Violinist Mischa Elman autograph, 1 unknown to reverse | £5.00 | |
