Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violin virtuoso. Born in Kremenetz, Ukraine, Stern was ten months old when his family moved to San Francisco. He received his first music lessons from his mother before enrolling at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1928 where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger. He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory in 1932 to study with Naoum Blinder for five years. He said he owed the most to Blinder. At his public début on February 18, 1936, aged 15, he .
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Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violin virtuoso. Born in Kremenetz, Ukraine, Stern was ten months old when his family moved to San Francisco. He received his first music lessons from his mother before enrolling at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1928 where he studied until 1931 before going on to study privately with Louis Persinger. He returned to the San Francisco Conservatory in 1932 to study with Naoum Blinder for five years. He said he owed the most to Blinder. At his public début on February 18, 1936, aged 15, he .
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Fairy Fruit: Caprice for Solo Violin
Originally made this to play for a few friends, so it's a little messy. A caprice is meant to sound improvised, as if it's made up on the spot, but it should also sound immensely difficult and entirely effortless.
...in theory, anyway.
Please enjoy "Fairy Fruit," and don't ask about the magic faerie kumquat behind it.more
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Unexpected Encounters of the Melodic Kind
This was written in honor of Beka Gremikova, the author of *Unexpected Encounters of a Draconic Kind and Other Stories.* The overture evokes the various settings of the book, especially the sea.more
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