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FocusSentimental Work: Roger Tapping
Listening to Brahms’s String Sextet no.1 op.18 is one of the earliest memories of the Juilliard Quartet violist – and might even be the reason why he took up the viola
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NewsJuilliard Quartet violist Roger Tapping has died
The British viola player and prolific chamber musician succumbed to cancer on 18 January 2022, aged 61
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ReviewJuilliard Quartet: Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák
Classic quartet programme to celebrate the birthday of a refined ensemble
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NewsJuilliard String Quartet gets new first violin
Areta Zhulla will take over leader’s chair from Joseph Lin in September 2018
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NewsRobert Mann, founding member of the Juilliard Quartet, dies aged 97
Robert Mann, photographed for the documentary Speak the Music: Robert Mann and the Mysteries of Chamber Music US violinist Robert Mann, a founding member of the Juilliard Quartet, died on New Year’s Day at the age of 97. A teacher at both Juilliard and the Manhattan School ...
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FocusTechnique: Viola vibrato, and how flexible joints and a keen ear can enhance your expressive range
Roger Tapping, violist of the Juilliard Quartet, on the faculty of the Juilliard School, and formerly New England Conservatory, gives a lesson on improving vibrato, particularly for violists
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FocusWhat I’d tell my younger self – Joel Krosnick
Two years after his 42-season career with the Juilliard Quartet came to an end, the American cellist reflects on lessons learned
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ArticleJuilliard String Quartet cellist Astrid Schween on her most stressful live performance moments
I broke a string once live on the radio with my string quartet at the time - the Lark Quartet. I was told I had just 60 seconds to change it and the little hole in the peg never felt so small!' Juilliard String Quartet cellist Astrid ...
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NewsCellist Joel Krosnick receives Juilliard School’s President’s Medal
The musician will retire from the Juilliard String Quartet after 42 years at the end of its current season
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Roger Tapping to join Juilliard Quartet succeeding Samuel Rhodes
Samuel Rhodes is to step down as violist of the Juilliard Quartet in July 2013. Rhodes has been with the group since 1969, when he replaced the original viola player, Raphael Hillyer. Roger Tapping, who was violist of the Takács Quartet for ten years from 1995, will replace Rhodes ...
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Special lifetime achievement Grammy for Juilliard Quartet
The Juilliard Quartet will be given a lifetime achievement award at next month's Grammy ceremonies in Los Angeles. The group is the first classical ensemble to receive the prize, and will be honoured alongside artists including Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton and The Ramones. Formed in 1946, the Juilliard Quartet ...
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Violist and Juilliard Quartet founding member Raphael Hillyer dies at 96
The founding violist of the Juilliard Quartet, Raphael Hillyer, has died at the age of 96. Born in New York, he had already begun studying the violin when he visited Leningrad in 1924 and received ear-training from the 18-year-old Dmitri Shostakovich. Hillyer studied mathematics at Dartmouth and music at the ...
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Joseph Lin replaces Nick Eanet as Juilliard Quartet first violinist
The Juilliard Quartet has appointed Joseph Lin as its new first violinist. He replaces Nick Eanet, who resigned due to health issues. The 32-year-old Lin will join the quartet next year, and will also become a member of the Juilliard School faculty, starting in the autumn of 2011. Lin ...
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Violinist Nick Eanet to leave Juilliard Quartet
The Juilliard Quartet's first violinist Nick Eanet is to leave the group because of health problems. Eanet, who made his debut with the quartet last September, is suffering from an acute but not life-threatening digestive ailment that makes extended touring too difficult. He will remain with the group next season ...