Alan de Veritch
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Alan de Veritch is an American violist
who has made a name for himself as a soloist, pedagogue, recording artist, and orchestral musician.
De Veritch's talent caught the attention of William Primrose
when he was twelve after solo appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
, and Primrose accepted him as a student. While studying with Primrose, his career quickly took flight, and by the age of seventeen, he had collaborated in chamber music performances with Jascha Heifetz
, Gregor Piatigorsky
, Ralph Berkowitz
, Josef Gingold
, Pinchas Zuckerman, and Itzhak Perlman
. While maintaining his solo career, he also served ten years as principal violist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
under Zubin Mehta
and Carlo Maria Giulini
, guest principal violist of the New York Philharmonic
, and was a member of An die Musik
, the Aldanya String Quartet, and the White House Quartet. He has also recorded for hundreds of motion picture soundtracks, as well as producing his own recordings of standard viola repertoire.
De Veritch has taught many of the world's leading violists including Paul Neubauer
, James Dunham, and Nokuthula Ngwenyama
. He currently teaches at Indiana University
's Jacob's School of Music.
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
who has made a name for himself as a soloist, pedagogue, recording artist, and orchestral musician.
De Veritch's talent caught the attention of William Primrose
William Primrose
William Primrose CBE was a Scottish violist and teacher.-Biography:Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied violin initially. In 1919 he moved to study at the then Guildhall School of Music in London. On the urging of the accompanist Ivor Newton, Primrose moved to Belgium to study under Eugène...
when he was twelve after solo appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
, and Primrose accepted him as a student. While studying with Primrose, his career quickly took flight, and by the age of seventeen, he had collaborated in chamber music performances with Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz was a violinist, born in Vilnius, then Russian Empire, now Lithuania. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.- Early life :...
, Gregor Piatigorsky
Gregor Piatigorsky
Gregor Piatigorsky was a Russian-born American cellist.-Early life:...
, Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American composer, classical musician, and painter.-Biography:Berkowitz was born in New York City, New York in 1910 and grew up in Brooklyn. In 1927, he enrolled at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia where he later became a member of the teaching staff...
, Josef Gingold
Josef Gingold
Josef Gingold was a Russian-Jewish-born classical violinist and teacher, who lived most of his life in the United States...
, Pinchas Zuckerman, and Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes. He is regarded as one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th and early-21st centuries.-Early life:...
. While maintaining his solo career, he also served ten years as principal violist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
under Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
and Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini was an Italian conductor.-Biography:Giulini was born in Barletta, Italy, to a father born in Lombardy and a mother born in Naples; but he was raised in Bolzano, which at the time of his birth was part of Austria...
, guest principal violist of the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
, and was a member of An die Musik
An die Musik
Franz Schubert composed his lied "An die Musik" in March 1817 for solo voice and piano, with text from a poem by his friend Franz von Schober. In the Deutsch catalog of Schubert's works it is number 547, or D547. The original key is D major. It was published in 1827 as Opus 88 No. 4 by Weigl...
, the Aldanya String Quartet, and the White House Quartet. He has also recorded for hundreds of motion picture soundtracks, as well as producing his own recordings of standard viola repertoire.
De Veritch has taught many of the world's leading violists including Paul Neubauer
Paul Neubauer
Violist Paul Neubauer was the youngest principal player for the New York Philharmonic at 21 years of age, and currently teaches at the Juilliard School, and Mannes College The New School for Music. He performs with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center...
, James Dunham, and Nokuthula Ngwenyama
Nokuthula Ngwenyama
Nokuthula Ngwenyama is an American solo violist of Zimbabwean and Japanese descent. She is a recording artist under EDI Records, and has taught at the Jacob's School of Music at Indiana University.- Background :...
. He currently teaches at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
's Jacob's School of Music.