Linda Rosenthal is an American violinist and has performed internationally. She lived with her parents and siblings in

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. Her father enjoyed playing the viola and performed chamber music. She coaches faculty musicians at the Lake Placid Music Seminar in

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northwest of Albany.Fletcher, Am
"Living her dream: Linda Rosenthal reflects on 30 years of Jazz & Classics"
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'', Juneau AK, 1 September 2015 Linda and her husband Paul Rosenthal moved to

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in 1969 (Paul's brother lived in Fairbanks at the time) and then to

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in 1974. Linda helped start the Juneau Jazz & Classics music festival in 1985 and was the artistic director of it for thirty years. In 1995, Linda Rosenthal and Bill Blush began performing together in 1995 in Strings & Stories (Blush tells stories accompanied by Rosenthal's music), a program commissioned by Education at the

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"'Strings and Stories' pairs actor, violinist"
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'', Plains MT, 9 April 2010 She has been recognized for her contributions to music in

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with honors from the Mayor's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, the governor, the state legislature, and the

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* 21st-century American classical violinists American women violinists Living people People from Juneau, Alaska Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-violinist-stub