Aaron Rosand (born Aaron Rosen; March 15, 1927 – July 9, 2019) was an American classical

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and violin

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Life and career

Born in Hammond,

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, he studied with Leon Sametini at the

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and with

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at the

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, where he taught from 1981 until his death. Particularly noted for his insightful and passionate performances of the romantic repertoire and his beautiful tone, Rosand recorded prolifically and appeared all over the world with many major orchestras and concert organizations. In the 1960s he performed often at

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, resurrecting works that had not been heard in decades and helping spearhead the Romantic Revival in music. In an April 1970 review in ''

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'', critic Harold C. Schonberg wrote of Rosand that "Romanticism on the violin had a rebirth last night in Carnegie Hall." In the 1970s he also completed three acclaimed tours of Southern Africa. In October 2009, he sold his 1741

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violin (previously owned by

Paul Kochanski Paul Kochanski (born Paweł Kochański; 30 August 1887 – 12 January 1934) was a Polish violinist, composer and arranger active in the United States. Training and early career Paweł Kochański was born in Odesa to Polish-Jewish parents ...

), which he had purchased in 1957 from the widow of Kochanski, to a Russian businessman for around US$10 million. This was believed to be the highest price ever paid for a violin, and Rosand donated $1.5 million to the Curtis Institute of Music. Rosand had a number of students, including Benjamin Schmid,

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, Stephanie Jeong, Yu-Chien Tseng,

Richard Lin Richard Lin () (born 6 July 1991 at United States) is a Taiwanese American violinist. He won competitions in Poland, United States, Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan. In 2013 he won the first prize in the Sendai International Music Competition. In 20 ...

, Dami Kim,

Benjamin Bowman Benjamin Walter Bowman (born September 20, 1979) is an American-Canadian violinist. The Metropolitan Opera and incoming Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin appointed Bowman as concertmaster as of the 2018-19 season, after a successful one-year ...

Ray Chen Ray Chen (; born 6 March 1989) is a Taiwanese Australians, Taiwanese-Australian violinist. He was the winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, 2008 International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition and the Quee ...

, David Coucheron,

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, Roslyn Huang, Victor Zeyu Li, Asi Matathias, Desirée Ruhstrat and Stephen Waarts. Rosand died on July 9, 2019, aged 92.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosand, Aaron 20th-century American classical violinists 21st-century American classical violinists American male classical violinists American child classical musicians Curtis Institute of Music faculty Chicago Musical College alumni Curtis Institute of Music alumni People from Hammond, Indiana Musicians from Indiana 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians 1927 births 2019 deaths