Ivan Alexander Galamian (January 23, 1903–April 14, 1981) was the most influential violin teacher of the Twentieth Century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
He was born in Tabriz, Persia, to Armenians from Russia, but his family soon emigrated to Moscow, Russia. Tabriz ( تبریز, تبریز) is the largest city in northwestern Iran. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending "Emigrant" redirects here For the Butterflies, see Catopsilia. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Galamian studied violin at the School of the Philharmonic Society there with Konstantin Mostras (a student of Leopold Auer) until his graduation in 1919. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Leopold Auer (In Hungarian Auer Lipót) ( June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian Violinist, teacher He moved to Paris, France, during the Bolshevik Revolution and studied under Lucien Capet in 1922 and 1923. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution Lucien Louis Capet ( January 8, 1873 - December 18, 1928) was a French violinist pedagogue and composer In 1924 he debuted in Paris. Due to a combination of nerves, health, and a fondness for teaching, Galamian eventually gave up the stage in order to teach full-time. He became a faculty member of the Russian Conservatory in Paris, where he taught from 1925 until 1929. His earliest pupils in Paris include Vida Reynolds, the first woman in the Philadelphia Orchestra's first violin section, and Paul Makanowitzky.
In 1937 Galamian moved permanently to the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In 1941 he married Judith Johnson in New York City. He taught violin at the Curtis Institute of Music beginning in 1944, and became the head of the violin department at the Juilliard School in 1946. The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. He wrote two violin method books, Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching (1962) and Contemporary Violin Technique (1962). In music a method is a kind of Textbook for a specified Musical instrument or a selected problem of playing a certain instrument Galamian incorporated aspects of both the Russian and French schools of violin technique in his approach. Galamian founded the summer program Meadowmount School of Music in Westport, NY. The Meadowmount School of Music, founded in 1944 by Ivan Galamian, is a 7-week summer school in Westport NY in Upstate New York for accomplished young Some of his most well known pupils are Michael Rabin, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Isidor Lateiner, Kyung-Wha Chung, Glenn Dicterow, David Nadien, Erick Friedman, Jaime Laredo, Arnold Steinhardt, Charles Castleman, Miriam Fried, James Buswell, Sergiu Luca, Charles Treger, Ani and Ida Kavafian, Kaoru Kakudo, Ray Dotoratos, Chin Kim, Eugene Fodor, Daniel Phillips, Berl Senofsky, Betty Jean Hagen, Young Uck Kim, Stuart Canin, Eugene Sarbu, Dong-Suk Kang, Gregory Fulkerson, Simon Standage, and Kate Stenberg of Del Sol Quartet. Michael Rabin ( May 2 1936 - January 19 1972) was an American Violinist Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue Pinchas Zukerman (פנחס צוקרמן born July 16, 1948) is a noted Israeli Violinist violist, and conductor who was Isidor Lateiner ( January 8, 1930, Havana, Cuba - May 26, 2005, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was a Kyung-wha Chung (born March 26 1948 Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean violinist Glenn Dicterow (born December 23 1948) is an American Violinist and is currently concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941 in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a Violinist and conductor. Arnold Steinhardt (born 1937 in Los Angeles California) is an American Violinist, best known as the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet Ray Dotoratos (born in New York City) is a Violinist who has performed internationally in recital and solo orchestral appearances Eugene Fodor (born March 5, 1950 in Denver Colorado) is an American Violin virtuoso Dong-Suk Kang (born April 28, 1949 in Seoul, Korea) is a Korean violinist Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8th November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English Violinist and conductor The Del Sol Quartet is a String quartet based in San Francisco, California.
His most notable teaching assistants — later distinguished teachers in their own right — were Margaret Pardee, Dorothy Delay, Sally Thomas, Pauline Scott, Robert Lipsett, Lewis Kaplan, and David Cerone. Dorothy DeLay ( March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American Violin Instructor at the Juilliard School Sally Gordon Thomas AM ( 7 Aug 1939 -) is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Robert C Lipsett (born October 23, 1947) is a renowned Violin teacher in Los Angeles, California. Lewis Kaplan is an American Violinist. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey. David Cerone is current president of the Cleveland Institute of Music, as well as a member of the school's distinguished violin faculty
Galamian held honorary degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Oberlin College, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. The Cleveland Institute of Music is one of the nation's leading independent music conservatories. He also was an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music, London. The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world
Edited works
- Bach, Concerto No. 1 (A Minor). New York: International Music Company, 1960.
- Bach, Concerto No. 2 (E Major). New York: International Music Company, 1960.
- Bach, Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. New York: International Music Company, 1971. (Includes facsimile of the original)
- Brahms, Sonatas, Op. 78, 100, 108. New York: International Music Company.
- Bruch, Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46. New York: International Music Company, 1975.
- Conus, Concerto in E minor. New York: International Music Company, 1976.
- Dont, Twenty-four Etudes and Caprices, Op. 35. New York: International Music Company, 1968.
- Dont, Twenty-four Exercises, Op. 37. New York: International Music Company, 1967.
- Dvorak, Concerto in A minor, Op. 53. New York: International Music Company, 1975.
- Fiorillo, Thirty-six Studies or Caprices. New York: International Music Company, 1964.
- Galaxy Music Company, 1963 and 1966.
- Gaviniés, Twenty-four Studies. New York: International Music Company, 1963.
- Kreutzer, Forty-two Etudes. New York: International Music Company, 1963.
- Mazas, Etudes Speciales, Op. 36 Part 1. New York: International Music Company, 1964.
- Mazas, Etudes Brilliantes, Op. 36 Part 2. New York: International Music Company, 1972.
- Paganini, Twenty-four Caprices. New York: International Music Company, 1973.
- Rode, Twenty-four Caprices. New York: International Music Company, 1962.
- Saint-Saens, Caprice, Op. 52, No. 6. New York: International Music Company.
- Sinding, Suite in A minor, Op. 10. New York: International Music Company, 1970.
- Tchaikovsky, Three Pieces, Op. 42. New York: International Music Company, 1977.
- Vivaldi, Concerto in A minor. New York: International Music Company, 1956.
- Vivaldi, Concerto in G minor, Op. 12, No. 1. New York: International Music Company, 1973.
- Vivaldi, Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11. New York: International Music Company, 1964.
- Vivaldi, Concerto for Two Violins in A minor. Piccioli-Galamian, New York: International Music Company, 1956.
- Vieuxtemps, Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37, New York: International Music Company, 1957.
- Wieniawski, Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22. New York: International Music Company, 1957.
- Wieniawski, Ecole Moderne, Op. 10. New York: International Music Company, 1973.
Publications
- Galamian (with Neumann), Contemporary Violin Technique, Part I, Scale and Arpeggio Exercises; Part II, Double and Multiple Stops. New York:
- Galamian, Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching. Ann Arbor: Shar Products Company
External links
- The Violin Site - Video examples of Galamian-style exercises
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