JAVS Summer 2001

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Csaha Erde~ri and his /99/ Joseph Curtin l'iola. "In a sense it was a premiere for the Bartok Concerto... and for my Jo eph Curtin viola. "

I n January of 1992. vio1i t C aba Erde1yi returned to hi native 11un gary for a concert to be broadcast Ji, e from the Budape 1 Opera. " It was a double premiere." says Erdelyi. "I pent ten year restoring Bartok's viola concerto from his origi nal manuscript, and thi wa it debut. It was al ·o the first concerto perfor mance for my Jo eph Curt in v1ola. Both were praised highly." Csaba Erdelyi established his pres ence in the music world wnh another first. In 1972 he became the only' iola player ever to win the prestigious arl Fie ch International iolin Competi tion. He went on to erve as principal of the Phil harmonia Orche tra and iolist in the Chilingirian Quartet.

reaching a wider audience as the solo 'iola player in the film score Amadeus. "It's a rare treat to own an instrument that has a trong. mature. even, rich tone in all its registers, and the perfect health of a young instrument. It ha blended beautifully with trad and Guarneri 'iolins. as well a Goffriller and Montagnana cello . I' e tru ted it in extreme climate from Brazil to Iaska. When I premiered the Bartok. it was just six months old. Yehudi Menuhin. my mentor and frequent con cert partner. tried it and immediately ordered a iolin from Jo eph ." Erdelyi can be heard on his mo 1 re cent recording, Lis:/ and 1he Viola. with piani 1 Jan Ilob on [Hungaroton HCD 31724]. ay Tully Po11er. writing for

trad Magazine. "you ~ ill have to go a long way to hear any ofthi material better played...and Erdelyi draws a wonderfully wann tone from his 199 1 Jo eph Curtin instrument." Erdelyi is currently artist-in-residence at Butler ni\ ersity in lndianapoli , Indiana . Jo eph Curtin' 'iolin and iolas are in the hands of ome of the most dis tinguished artist ofour time. For fur ther infonnation please end for a free color brochure. JosEPI I C u RTTN STUDIO 205 orth Main treet Ann Arbor M148 104 Tel : (734) 665-1303 Fax: (734) 665- 1305

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