Course Details

950: Violin Virtuosos from Paganini to the 21st Century

February 3-6, 2020
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
In-Person

The art of violin playing has existed for 300 years. Violinists can be categorized in many ways: by nationality, birth date, national "school" pedagogical lineage, or even alphabetically.
The violin virtuosos in this course will be presented by birth date, as well as in the historical perspective of women violinists, and in the historical lineage of two groups of American and Russian violinists. The outstanding young Asian violinists at the end of 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century also will be mentioned briefly in this study.


Class Type: Lecture and Discussion

Class Format: TBA

Hours of Reading: 1-2 hours/session

Study Group Leader(s):

Roumena Georgieva

Roumena Georgieva is an accomplished violinist and a distinguished professor. She is an innovative educator with a 40-year teaching career; an internationally recognized performer with a career spanning several decades as soloist, orchestra member, and concertmaster; a researcher/publisher; and an experienced administrator.