Lorand Fenyves — “A musical father” of many students

The Globe and MailApril 17, 2004 – Page F9   “Mr. Fenyves, who died on March 23 at the age of 86 while travelling in Switzerland, was a violinist with wide experience in all forms of classical and contemporary music. He began his solo career at the age of 13, was a founding member of the Israel String Quartet and served as concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic and of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, where he worked under the great Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet. But it was as a teacher that Mr. Fenyves made the most profound mark on his art. The force and subtlety of his pedagogy has had an immeasurable impact on music in Canada, where his students have included Andrew Dawes, Steven Dann and Erika Raum.”

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