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Of course this is a question up to great debate...I must say, because I really believe he stands out (especially because he started as a violist), LAWRENCE POWER is not only the leading violist, but an incredible musician. He's not just a "soloist," he's also a great chamber musician (Nash Ensemble and Leopold Trio). His genuine modesty is also a great trait. Runners up include other "natural" (non- pre-violin) violists like Tabea Zimmermann, Garth Knox, Paul Neubauer, and Hartmut Lindemann (who's quite inventive on his recordings). And other great soloist/chmaber musicians include Kim Kashkashian (also an incredible teacher), Yuri Bashmet, Nobuko Imai, Barbara Westphal, and Lars Anders Tomter, and Thomas Riebl. Historically great violists (great violist 1930-1980) include, of course, William Primrose and Lionel Tertis, as well as Walter Trampler, Emanuel Vardi, Bruno Giuranna (who's still vivacious and active as a performer and teacher!)---plus many more! Amazing quartet violists are not hard to come by, but a few that stick out: Martha Katz ( early Cleveland Quartet), Michael Tree (Guarneri Quartet), James Dunham (late Cleveland Quartet), Thomas Kakuska (Alban Berg Quartet), Gabor Ormai (early Takacs Quartet), Roger Tapping (middle Takacs), Peter Schidolf (Amadeus Quartet), Lawrence Dutton (Emerson Quartet) Richard Young (Vermeer Quartet), Masumi Per Rostad (Pacifica Quartet), Phillip Ying (Ying Quartet)...and sooo many more! Great young/rising soloists include Jennifer Stumm (a natural violist), Maxim Rysanov, Antoine Tamestit, David Aaron Carpenter, Richard "Yongjae" O'Neill, Dmitri Murrath, David Kim, Nils Monkemeyer, and numerous others---there's so much new talent out there. Notable orchestral principal violists: Robert Vernon (Cleveland Orchestra), Wolfram Christ (former-Berlin Philharmonic). Roberto Diaz (former Philadelphia Orchestra), Joseph DePasquale (former Boston Symphony/Philadelphia Orchestra), Cynthia Phelps (New York Philharmonic), Geraldine Walther (San Francisco--now Takacs Quartet) and many others. Other notable soloists/chamber musicians: Paul Coletti, Carol Rodland, Toby Appel, Ettore Causa, Hsin-Yun Huang, Misha Amory, Philip Dukes, Helen Callus, Tatjana Masurenko, Roger Chase, Gilad Karni, and, of course, numerous others. Not many of these great violists would have made it to where they are without the help of some of the finest teachers---of course, many of the violists above are also exceptional teachers, here are some more wonderful pedagogues of the last thirty years (also incredible violists!): Karen Tuttle, Heidi Castleman, Donald McInnes, Roland Vamos, Jeffrey Irvine, Lynne Ramsey, William Preucil, Sr, David Takeno, Jean Sulem, Karen Ritscher, David Holland, Lillian Fuchs, and many others. Of course!!!! many amazing violists have been left out...hopefully others will round-out the list. These are just the ones who came to my mind the soonest. Other great switch-hitters (violin --> viola) include Pinchas Zukerman, Jaime Laredo, Shlomo Mintz, and a few others.
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∙ 7y agoThe best violin player is probably Itzhak Perlman, but that's my opinion.
There are a number of younger players such as Sarah Chang, and pop crossover players such as David Garrett.
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∙ 12y agoAndrew bird is by far a predigous man blessed by god with unimaginable talent
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On a horse.
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The German violins are considered to be the best in the world.
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The German violins are considered to be the best in the world.
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Is it true that the japanese are the best at teaching children how to play the violin?
That is just another stereotype. Although it is true that there is an abundance of incredible Japanese piano and violin players, and there are many Japanese players and teachers in the music world, there are also many amazing musicians from all other corners of the world. You can't truly judge whether Japanese violin instructors are the best at teaching children how to play the violin, because one Japanese instructor may be better than another one from a different culture, but at the same time there could be someone from somewhere else better than that Japanese instructor. There are good and bad teachers from every culture, so try to pick your teacher by reputation (and price, if that is a priority for you), not by ethnicity.
Which is better viola or violin?
It depends. The violin is higher pitched than the viola. The violin is a more common instrument, so more music is written for it.Opinion:The viola is a far superior instrument to the violin. The violin is often a screechy instrument and most players are amateurs. The viola is the expert players instrument. It is larger and has a warmer, deeper tone so is a much nicer sounding instrument. A violin is essentially a college dropout while the viola went to a university and received a PHD.
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