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Midori GotoMidori took her first lessons on her own tiny violin at age three from her mother! At six, she made her concert debut in her native Osaka, Japan interview with Midori |
Bin HuangBin entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at nine. She began violin studies at age four and won the Paganini Competiton in 1994! |
Rachel BartonRachel began learning to play the violin when she was 3 years old. She gave her earliest performance with the Chicago Symphony at ages 10. |
Esther KimEsther won the Prix Du President at age 14 at the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, 2002. She also won the title for the “Most Promising Musician” at the L A Philharmonic, the Bronislaw Kaper Award, 2001. |
Aaron RosandAaron began at 3 years of age and made his debut when ten with the Chicago Symphony playing the Mendelssohn Concerto! Jaime LaredoJaime began to learn the violin when he was five years old. He won the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Competition in 1959! |
David RubinoffDavid was five when his mother presented him with a special small-sized violin. Such was his aptitude that within two years he was reguared as a prodigy! Midori InterviewMidori Astonishes Cincinnati interview! Shared by WCPO.com Web produced and written by: Peter Kasprzycki |
Jascha HeifetzJascha was only 3 years old when he began violin and his first concert was at the age of 7! Itzhak PerlmanItzhak made his famous appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1958 when 13 years old! Sarah ChangSarah was 4 when she began violin. Her first public concert was at age 5! Truls MørkTruls Mørk was born in Bergen, Norway and began his cello studies with his father. James EhnesJames began at 4 years old and his father was his first violin teacher! He grew up in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada where his father was a music professor and trumpet teacher Isaac SternIsaac grew up in San Francisco and studied violin with Naoum Blinder! Leila JosefowiczLeila began the Suziki violin method at 3 years old! | ||||||||