100 years of Max Rostal

Authors

  • Paulo Bosisio Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2005.55499

Keywords:

Max Rostal, violin pedagogy, violin technique

Abstract

Thisarticle celebrates the 100 th birthdayof Max Rostal, one oftheleading pedagoguesand violinistsof the twentieth century. A brief history of his life and work is followed by the transcription of part of a lecture titled: “What happened after Flesch?”, given in 1980 during ESTA (European String Teachers Association)’s annual meeting in Holland by Berta Volmer. Volmer, a former assistant of Rostal in Cologne (Germany), analyses his pedagogical contributionin continuing and perfecting Flesch’sapproachto musicandviolin technique.It includes commentsabout the lecture with the most important topics analyzed in more details.

Author Biography

  • Paulo Bosisio , Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

    Paulo Bosisio: He was born in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, where he studied with Yolanda Peixoto. He was a student of Max Rostal for eight uninterrupted years, both in Switzerland and Germany, where he completed his course with the highest honors. As a concert artist, he has performed in various countries across Europe and throughout Brazil. His students have been winning coveted positions and awards in Brazil, Europe, and the United States. Founder and artistic director for 19 consecutive years of the "Oficina de Música de Curitiba" festival, he is a regular presence at other major festivals. He has recorded several CDs in Brazil and abroad. He is a violin professor at UNI-Rio.

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Published

2005-07-01

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No. 12 (2005): General Topics

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Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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“100 Years of Max Rostal”. 2005. Per Musi, no. 12 (July): 105-10. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2005.55499.