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Rachel Barton Pine (born Rachel Elizabeth Barton, October 11, 1974) is an American violinist. She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. [2] The Washington Post wrote that she "displays a power and confidence that puts ...
Jascha Heifetz. Jascha Heifetz (/ ˈhaɪfɪts /; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a Jewish-Russian-American violinist, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time. [1] Born in Vilnius, he was soon recognized as a child prodigy and was trained in the Russian classical violin style in St. Petersburg.
Classical. Occupation (s) Violinist, conductor. Years active. 1980s–present. Website. joshuabell.com. Joshua David Bell (born December 9, 1967) is an American violinist and conductor. He is currently music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine) Died. July 22, 2024. (2024-07-22) (aged 96) United States. Occupation (s) Violinist, violin teacher. Klara Yefimovna Berkovich[a] (née Gordion; [b] 19 May 1928 – 22 July 2024) was a Soviet and American violinist and master violin teacher who divided her career between the Soviet Union ...
William Walton. Sir William Turner Walton OM (29 March 1902 – 8 March 1983) was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include Façade, the cantata Belshazzar's Feast, the Viola Concerto, the First Symphony, and the British ...
The organisation was set up by the UK Government and is paid for by a statutory levy on the financial services industry. [3] It is an arm's-length body of the Department for Work and Pensions. [4] [5] MaPS is the largest funder of debt advice in England. The service's chair is Sir Hector Sants. [6] In January 2020, Caroline Siarkiewicz was ...
Antonín Leopold Dvořák (/ d (ə) ˈvɔːrʒɑːk, - ʒæk / d (ə-)VOR-zha (h)k; Czech: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈlɛopold ˈdvor̝aːk] ⓘ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his ...
Niccolò Paganini. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (Italian: [ni (k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ⓘ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.