Robert Mann

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Robert Mann
Born
Robert Nathaniel Mann

(1920-07-19)July 19, 1920
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 2018(2018-01-01) (aged 97)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Alma materPortland Youth Philharmonic
Juilliard School
Occupation(s)Composer, violinist, educator
Years active1933–2018
Known forFounder of the Juilliard String Quartet

Robert Nathaniel Mann (July 19, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was a

conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet,[1] as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music.[2] Mann, the first violinist at Juilliard, served on the school's string quartet for over fifty years until his retirement in 1997.[3]

Mann played and performed on many instruments, including those made by Antonio Stradivari and John Young. Mann was the subject of a 2014 documentary, titled Speak the Music.[3]

Biography

Early life

Mann was born and raised in

forest ranger in his youth.[3]

In 1938, at the age of eighteen, he moved to New York City to enroll in the

US Army
.

Career at Juilliard

At the invitation of Juilliard's president,

Grammy awards
for their recordings.

Mann composed more than 30 works for narrator with various instruments that he performed with his wife, the actress Lucy Rowan; several have been recorded on the Musical Heritage label. He also composed a

violas
and orchestra.

Robert Mann's solo discography includes

Mozart's violin sonatas, with pianist Yefim Bronfman; and Elliott Carter
's Duo for Violin and Piano, with Christopher Oldfather.

Mann conducted throughout his professional career; he led the

Jupiter Symphony
the following season in New York City.

Other work

As a mentor to younger generations of string musicians, Mann worked intensively with the

Indianapolis International Violin Competition in 1994,[5] and Mark Steinberg, the first violinist of the Brentano String Quartet
.

Founder and first artistic director of the Ravinia Stean's Institute for Young Artists at Chicago's

Walter W. Naumburg Foundation. In 1990, Mann was honored as the recipient of the Chamber Music America Service Award and the annual award of the American String Teachers Association. He received honorary doctorates from the Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin College, Michigan State University, Earlham College, Jacksonville University, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
.

Mann's son, Nicholas, a violinist and violist with whom the senior Mann often played duo recitals, is a founding member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet. His daughter, Lisa Mann, is a psychologist. Aerospace and biomedical engineering entrepreneur Alfred E. Mann is his brother.

In recognition of his contributions to the arts, Robert Mann was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in April 1996.

Mann died on January 1, 2018.[6]

References

  1. first violinist
    for 51 years until his retirement from the Quartet in 1997.
  2. ^ "Faculty Bio: Robert Mann". Manhattan School of Music. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Genzlinger, Neil (May 1, 2014). "A Life in a String Quartet, and Beyond". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Peyser 1995, p. 363.
  5. ^ Kaptainis, Arthur (February 4, 1995). "From prodigy to post-grad". The Gazette. p. 53. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Margalit Fox (January 2, 2018). "Robert Mann, a Founder of the Juilliard Quartet, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

Bibliography

External links
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