Trevor James Williams (10 February 1929 – 11 May 2007) was a British violinist and professor at the

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and at

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Early life

Williams was born in Acton, West London, and educated at

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. Having taken up the violin as a young boy he was taught by Bhodan Hubicki and became a junior student at the

. When he won a scholarship to the senior academy he continued his studies with David Martin. He later received training from the Russian musician Sascha Lasserson.

Career

After leaving the academy he was invited to join the Aeolian String Quartet with Sydney Humphries (violin), Watson Forbes (viola), and John Moore (cello), who was followed by Derek Simpson. Williams was appointed leader of the BBC Scottish Orchestra in 1963, and was later invited to be co-leader of the

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. He formed the Haffner String Quartet and became leader of the

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Ensemble and Orchestra. He was violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music (1959–63 and 1969–88) and also, for a shorter period, at the

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Performances

* Aeolian String Quartet * Proms * Radio3 1967-09-30

Prizes

* J&A Beare's Prize * One of runners up in the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition (1954)

References

English classical violists 1929 births 2007 deaths 20th-century British classical musicians 20th-century violinists 20th-century British violists Academics of the Royal Academy of Music Leaders of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Musicians from the London Borough of Ealing People educated at Latymer Upper School People from Acton, London University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty {{violinist-stub