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Aaron Rosand carries
love
of music
throughout his life
by Raymond Rosand
 Just
prior to the new millennium, and committed to be in Scotland for the
turn of the century, Aaron Rosand was in Malaysia recording the Sibelius
and Khachaturian violin concertos.
Rosand, one of the century's most highly
regarded violinists, is my brother. He recently celebrated his
seventy-third birthday, and his artistry seems only to increase with
age. Last year he recorded the popular Beethoven Violin Concerto in
Monte Carlo. Nearly every violinist has recorded this work, but critic
Robert Maxham wrote in Fanfare that Aaron's "---is the very
best".
Aaron Rosand could record anywhere in the
world, so why did he choose Malaysia for his latest disc? First, the
musicianship in Asia is first-class, and Asia is coming to play an ever
more important role in classical music. Second, Aaron has a particular
affinity for that part of the world. Aaron's love affair with Asia began
shortly after VJ Day.
I recall a day in the Spring of 1946,
following World War ll, when Aaron came home to Chicago, still in
uniform. He had just completed a USO tour of the Philippines, Japan and
Korea. The war with Japan had recently ended and Aaron was eager to
build bridges of peace the only way he knew how, with his violin. He was
fascinated by Asia. It was obvious to me that Asia would become a major
portion of Aaron's life. He now shares it with his beautiful wife Monica
Woo, who was born in Hong Kong.
Who would have guessed, back in the
1940s, that Asia would come to play such an important role on the
classical music performance stage? On a recent visit to Aaron's studio
at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, I saw and heard several of
Aaron's Asian pupils, including Bo-Kyung Lee, Paul Kim, and Stephanie
Jeong. Stephanie performed the Tchaikovsky violin concerto with Hugh
Sung at the piano. These and other rising stars will add to the already
immeasurable contribution of this part of the world to classical music.
For the first time in his long career and a vast legacy of recordings,
Aaron Rosand now has a disc with an Asian orchestra.
Following the recording sessions in Kuala
Lumpur, Aaron was off to Scotland. In October 2000, he will be returning
to Taipeii, Hong Kong and Beijing for concert appearances. |
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