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This is a list of Wikipedia articles on notable viola players. In cases where a violist has also achieved fame in another musical area, such as conducting or ...
In the concert, she performed the viola solo in Strauss' Don Quixote. Imai recorded the viola solo in Sir Colin Davis' 1975 recording of Berlioz' Harold in Italy, which was much praised by music critics. [4] In May 2023, BBC Music Magazine listed Imai amongst the twelve greatest violists of all time.
The viola's back length is about 44 cm (~17.3 inches), but the bridge is further up the body than normal, so the playable string length is less and hence more manageable than what would be typical for such a large instrument. [33] He previously played on a 1677 viola by the Italian luthier, Giovanni Grancino. [34]
Donald McLeod McInnes was born on March 7, 1939, in San Francisco, California. [1] [2] His first viola teacher was Stefan Krayk.He received his bachelor's degree in music from UC Santa Barbara, and his master's degree from the University of Southern California, where he studied with William Primrose.
In 1772, he made his first public appearance as a soloist and composer performing "the first viola concerto ever heard", as reported by a contemporary writer. [ n 1 ] In 1782 he was appointed principal viola and the leader of the Ducale Orchestra in Parma, playing violin and viola until 1802.
Maurice Edgard Vieux (14 April 1884 in Savy-Berlette near Valenciennes – 28 April 1951 in Paris) was a French violist whose teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris plays a key role in the history of the viola in France. Vieux received his 1st Prize Viola in 1902 in the class of Théophile Laforge, the first viola professor of the Conservatoire ...
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola and orchestra, K. 364 (K. 320d) (1779) Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423 (1783) Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424 (1783) Kegelstatt Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, viola and piano, K. 498 (1786) Nico Muhly (b. 1981) Concerto for viola and orchestra (2014)
Roger Best, HonRCM (28 September 1936 – 8 October 2013) was a British violist. He was principal violist of the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra and a member of the Alberni String Quartet. In 1952 he won an open scholarship to the Royal Manchester College of Music to study the viola with Paul Cropper. [1] Whilst there he won the Hiles Gold Medal ...