Atar Arad

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Atar Arad
Born (1945-03-08) March 8, 1945 (age 79)
Genres
violist
Instrument(s)viola
LabelsRCA Red Seal
WebsiteAtar Arad's homepage

Atar Arad (

essayist and composer
.

Biography

Arad and his brother, architect

Brussels Conservatory
in 1973.

Having decided to devote himself to the viola in 1971, he entered the

Carl Flesch International Competition in 1972 as a violist, winning the City of London prize (second prize)[1] in his first public appearance with the instrument. Two months later he repeated, winning first prize in the International Viola Competition in Geneva
, Switzerland.

Arad has performed around the world as a soloist with orchestras and as a member of the Cleveland Quartet from 1980 to 1987, taking the seat previously established by founding member Martha Strongin Katz. He was succeeded by James Dunham.

Arad teaches at

Manchester, England.[4]

Performance venues

Compositions and recordings

His compositions include:

  • Sonata for Viola Solo (1992)
  • String Quartet (1993)
  • Caprices for Viola Solo (2003)
  • Concerto per la Viola (2005)

His essays have explored compositional aspects of viola concertos:

  • The Thirteen Pages (The American String Teacher, Winter 1988)
  • Walton as Scapino (The Strad, February 1989)

He has recorded, as featured soloist or with the Cleveland Quartet, on the

Telarc and RIAX Records Classical labels.[5]

References

  1. JSTOR 957399
    .
  2. ^ "Ravinia Festival". Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  3. ^ "Domaine Forget". Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  4. ^ "Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Publicity". Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  5. ^ "Atar Arad Violist". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
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