In the Key of Strawberry
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Arnold Steinhardt (born 1937 in Los Angeles, California), is an American violinist, best known as the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet.
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When Helena, my new student at the Curtis Institute of Music, arrived for her first lesson with me, I happened to be facing the other way when she began tuning ..read more
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S: I’m looking forward to our conversation today, Dr. Arnie, but a year has passed since your last appearance on my blog, and I’m wondering how you’ve been.
Dr. A: How’ve ..read more
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My bother Victor was born on this day, March 10, 1943. Victor, my kid brother, died over two years ago, and I miss him. I miss his gentleness, his thoughtfulness ..read more
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The Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist Andrés Segovia was born on this day, February 21, 1893. Segovia’s first music lessons were on the violin, but he soon gravitated to the guitar—at ..read more
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4M ago
My friend the pianist Mary Joe Pagano, founder and artistic director of The Chamber Music Center of New York, is always on the lookout for talented, young musicians. Recently she ..read more
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5M ago
Do you remember your very first solo car drive? The excitement, the tinge of trepidation, yet a newfound feeling of independence and freedom? I certainly do. Although only sixteen or ..read more
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6M ago
Ever since 1959, my first summer as a participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, I have always been given more than adequate sleeping accommodations. One summer in the 1960s, however ..read more
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7M ago
I met Arnie Black shortly after moving to New York City in 1964, and we quickly became friends.
Arnie was a musician who wore many musical hats. He was a fine ..read more
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8M ago
The Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti was born on this day, September 5, 1892. He began violin lessons at age seven, and because of his great aptitude for the instrument was ..read more
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10M ago
The first performance with my “new” violin was at a Guarneri String Quartet concert in Ann Arbor, Michigan. My old friend the violinist Charles Avsharian came backstage afterward to say ..read more