Word: violiniste
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...York to hear the group perform his tightly organized, mournful Quartet No. 13. That meeting began a relationship that continued until the composer's death; Shostakovich sent the Fitzwilliam the scores of his 14th and 15th Quartets for their first performances outside the Soviet Union. Says First Violinist Christopher Rowland, 35: "He seemed very touched that a young quartet should be so dedicated to his music...
Leonard Slatkin. 37, of the St. Louis Symphony. The leader of this first-class orchestra comes by his music loving naturally. Growing up in Los Angeles, Slatkin heard his violinist father and cellist mother play chamber music regularly as half of the Hollywood String Quartet. Slatkin on the podium maintains tight control over his orchestra; his performances are marked by precision and a command of musical architecture that permits him to bring off unwieldly pieces like Rachmaninoffs uncut Second Symphony...
Danny, a fiery cellist with wild red hair, played soccer like a fiend and took young girls for midnight riders on his Honda-destination always a mystery, Deborah, a violinist, was less flamboyant, but ended up in a tortuous love affair with a boy 15 years her junior. Pianists Sven and Andrew seemed normal enough behind the keyboard but suffered a manic addiction to killer basketball, in which the object was not so much to get the ball in the hoop as to tackle whoever had it while ripping to shreds as much clothing as possible. Others were downright eccentric...
...Moorues. The vendors were not cult members themselves, but as soon as i found out that Chairman Sun was getting all the profits, I divested myself of all financial ties with the carts. I broke my policy only once, when the vendor appeared with her six-year-old violinist brother and the best sign I saw all summer: "if you like my brother Stevie's music, please buy my dried fruit and nuts...
Rakowski has lost the support of some of those who were closest to him. His exwife, Violinist Wanda Wilkomirska, is one of eight intellectuals who have bravely signed a petition protesting martial...