Paul Rosenthal (born 1942) is an American

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ist. Rosenthal began playing the violin when he was three. He went to the

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and studied at the

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under acclaimed master

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, a violinist. He and his wife

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moved to

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in 1969 (his brother, Paul, lived in Fairbanks at the time) and then to

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in 1974. Paul founded the

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, a chamber music festival which is held annually in

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and was the artistic director for 40 years. He joined the faculty at the

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and later at the

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. in 1992, he was a soloist with the

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, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series. He has recorded on

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, Vox,

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, and

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Artist profile courtesy of Chamber Music International
1942 births American male classical violinists Arabesque Records artists Juilliard School alumni Living people People from Juneau, Alaska USC Thornton School of Music alumni University of Alaska Anchorage faculty University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American classical violinists {{Violinist-stub