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America's Concertmasters
This unique book, based on extensive research on more than 180 concertmasters and dozens of interviews, looks at the training and personality traits that have yielded great leaders in the string sections of orchestras in the United States and Canada. Includes in-depth profiles of twenty-two of the men and women who are the recent and present occupants of the first chair in these symphony and opera orchestras.
Mischa Mischakoff
This biography by his daughter describes Mischakoff's career in Russia, Poland, and the top orchestras of America. It highlights as well the personal traits and experiences that made Mischakoff so outstanding as a concertmaster and that sustained him through revolutions, wars, and the politics of the world of music. An accompanying CD features excerpts of Mischakoff's playing in his divergent roles as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and concertmaster.
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Shoot the Conductor
Anshel Brusilow was born in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia by musical Russian Jewish parents in a neighborhood where practicing your instrument was as normal as hanging out the laundry. By the time he was sixteen he was appearing as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also met Pierre Monteux at sixteen, when Monteux accepted him into his summer conducting school. Under George Szell, Brusilow was associate concertmaster at the Cleveland Orchestra until Ormandy snatched him away to make him concertmaster in Philadelphia, where he remained from 1959 to 1966. Ormandy and Brusilow had a father-son relationship, but Brusilow could not resist conducting, to Ormandy's great displeasure. By ...
The Concertmaster
Offering a breathtaking account of the life and times of violinist, concertmaster, and teacher Chaim Taub, this book utilizes insightful interviews to form a mosaic of words, images, and music. It enables readers to be acquainted with the fascinating story of Taub's life, and his rare view of the art of violin playing and musical performance.
From Farmer to Fiddler
Donald Hazelwood?s first public performance as a violinist at the age of 4 was abandoned in tears, but he persisted. Then, aged 8, it seemed that his prodigious talent would be lost when he returned to his father?s remote sheep and wheat farm. With no available teacher, he practised alone in the machine shed. His father?s premature death left him with the responsibility of harvesting 400 acres in his final year at school. He overcame all handicaps to reach the peak of his profession. As the Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for 33 years, Donald Hazelwood, AO OBE, became one of Australia?s most well-known and respected musicians.His story gives a vivid picture of rural life in Australia in the early decades of the last century; relates his encounters with many conductors from Goossens to de Waart, even Danny Kaye, and describes the creation of the Sydney Opera House. He gives insight into the experience of performing and relates his adventures on many overseas tours, including pioneering chamber concerts from Burma to Hanoi.
This Was Toscanini
“This unique, doubly moving memoir unites an outstanding musician with his invaluable impressions of the world-famous maestro.” —Sybil Steinberg, Contributing Editor and Former Book Review Editor for Publishers Weekly Arturo Toscanini is widely considered the greatest conductor of the modern age and remains a towering figure in the world of classical music. His explosive passions, dynamic music making, and legendary leadership continue to inspire and influence today’s musicians while still captivating new generations of enthusiastic fans as well. This Was Toscanini is an intimate, firsthand, behind-the-scenes musical portrait of the Maestro, told from the unique perspective of first ...
The Concertmaster
Logan can hear his friend Jim in the parking lot, fighting the officers like he fights everybody, every day. The shouting rips apart the peace of the night. Once Logan steps across the threshold of the motel room - and sees a trail of crimson footprints - he knows that his life is out of control. None of this day seems real. It must be a dream, he decides - a nightmare. This cannot be happening to him. Not to Logan Kossowicz, the violinist, the boy with a future, who was supposed to be heading to Julliard on a full scholarship. After years of waiting, he was finally going to leave Danville behind and begin his meteoric rise as a soloist. Now, handcuffs dangle from his thin wrists, flopping with each step. Terrified, he wonders what will happen next. Ever since he was six years old, he has dreamed of becoming a renowned virtuoso, commanding stages throughout the world, astounding every audience. His father was counting on it. Forced into the back of a patrol car, Logan slumps as he realizes that dreams cannot begin here. This is where dreams end. This is where hope ends. Everything changes tonight.
Violin Down
The true personal story of a tremendous fall from grace and the journey to redemption.
