Clara Rockmore net worth is under estimation, but it must be around $4-5 million.
Date of Birth: 9 March, 1911
Date of Death: 10 May, 1998 (Aged: 87)
Nationality: Lithuanian Jew
Religion: Non Religious
Clara Rockmore Salary
Per year: $400, 000 (approximately)
Per month: $33, 333
Per week: $8, 333
Per day: $1, 190
It is hard to tell that Clara Rockmore has left a lot to her heirs. During the years of her career she has released just two albums and participated in several movies. But Clara managed to become internationally popular, playing the first electronic musical instrument, named Theremin. Thus she is considered as a pioneer of electronic music.
Her real name was Clara Reisenberg and she was born in Russian Empire (the territory of modern Vienne) in a family of Lithuanian Jews. The girl was incredibly talented from the earliest years and she started to earn her net worth at the age of 8, when performed in the local theater. Clara played the violin and attended music classes.
When she was in her teens, her parents immigrated to USA and there Clara decided to make a career of a violin player, but she had health problems. Her hand muscles suffered from playing the violin and she had to stop. It was a tragedy for a girl, who thought that she had to drop out career of a musician. But then she met Leon Theremin, who invented his own musical instrument, named theremin. It was he, who taught Clara playing it.
Although Clara Reisenberg was not the only one, who played theremin, she became the best in this area. Very soon she became a star and played theremin in USA and abroad. It helped her to gather quite a solid net worth.
How Much Is Clara Rockmore Worth
If Clara Rockmore managed to live now, she could become much more popular. But then there was no social media, television shows were not so widespread and that’s why it was hard for her to achieve international popularity.
She earned her net worth, participating in various concerts and musical shows, which were held at night clubs. The star made several TV show appearances. She participated in “Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey” in 1994 and in “Ha-Chaverim Shel Yana”, 1999 (chronicle).
The star is responsible for two albums, selling of which were the base for her net worth. One of them was released after her death.
Clara Rockmore Salary per Album
We have calculated approximately Clara Rockmore salary per selling copies of her album.
The Art of the Theremin – $100, 000
The album was released in 1977 and it is the only album of the performer, released during the years of her life. She played the theremin and her sister Nadya assisted her, playing the piano. The album included classical compositions like “Song of Grusia”, “Serenade Melancholic” and others.
Clara Rockmore House
1. House in New York – $590, 000
Clara Rockmore Car
Unfortunately, there is no information about cars he has got.
The star married a lawyer Robert Rockmore and became popular, wearing his surname. They live in a big house in NY, where the star spent her last years and died in 1998.