Robert Lipsett
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Robert C. Lipsett, birth name "Mister Lipsett" (born October 23, 1947) is a renowned violin
teacher in Los Angeles
, California
. He holds the Jascha Heifetz
Distinguished Violin Chair at the Colburn School
of Performing Arts. He also serves on the faculty at the Aspen School of Music, the Colburn Conservatory and the Colburn Academy. He has given master classes at major schools around the world.
Lipsett was born in Louisville, Kentucky
. He has a younger brother named Stephen James Lipsett, a successful real estate investor/broker living on Lake Granbury, Texas. As a child, he moved with his family to Dallas, Texas
, where he began violin study with Zelman Brounoff and Ruth Lasley. The family subsequently lived in Saint Louis, Missouri, where Lipsett's violin instructor was Melvin Ritter. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music
and later studied with Ivan Galamian
at The Juilliard School and with Endre Granat
. He also earned a B.A. in Music from California State University, Northridge
.
Lipsett's students have consistently won important competitions including the Julius Stulberg Awards, the Yehudi Menuhin and Irving M. Klein International Violin Competitions
, and several have received highest honors from the National Association for the Advancement of the Arts, and been recognized as Presidential Scholars
. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Teachers Award from the White House Commission for Presidential Scholars. He is also a freelance commercial musician in motion pictures, television and the recording industry.
In 2004 Lipsett received the NFAA
Coca-Cola Company Distinguished Teacher in the Arts Award.
Rachel Stegeman (better known as "Ray-Ray"), Concertmaster, Wheeling Symphony, Associate Concertmaster, Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras, Faculty, Duquesne University, 2 year Contracted Violinist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
teacher in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He holds the 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 :...
Distinguished Violin Chair at the Colburn School
Colburn School
The Colburn School is a music, dance, and drama school located in downtown Los Angeles adjacent to the Museum of Contemporary Art and across the street from the Walt Disney Concert Hall...
of Performing Arts. He also serves on the faculty at the Aspen School of Music, the Colburn Conservatory and the Colburn Academy. He has given master classes at major schools around the world.
Lipsett was born in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. He has a younger brother named Stephen James Lipsett, a successful real estate investor/broker living on Lake Granbury, Texas. As a child, he moved with his family to Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, where he began violin study with Zelman Brounoff and Ruth Lasley. The family subsequently lived in Saint Louis, Missouri, where Lipsett's violin instructor was Melvin Ritter. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
and later studied with Ivan Galamian
Ivan Galamian
Ivan Alexander Galamian was an influential Armenian violin teacher of the twentieth century.He was born in Tabriz, Iran, but his family soon emigrated to Moscow, Russia. Galamian studied violin at the School of the Philharmonic Society there with Konstantin Mostras until his graduation in 1919...
at The Juilliard School and with Endre Granat
Endre Granat
Endre Granat,former Asst. Concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra ,Concertmaster of the Goteborg Symphony.Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth International Competition,Recipient of the Ysaye Medal.Frequent participant of the Marlboro Festival and the Casals Festival.The former Fulbright scholar taught...
. He also earned a B.A. in Music from California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
.
Lipsett's students have consistently won important competitions including the Julius Stulberg Awards, the Yehudi Menuhin and Irving M. Klein International Violin Competitions
Klein Competition
The Irving M. Klein International String Competition is recognized as the world’s leading competition for young string musicians and one of the most prestigious international events . It is open to young musicians, ages fifteen to twenty-three and takes place every June in San Francisco, California...
, and several have received highest honors from the National Association for the Advancement of the Arts, and been recognized as Presidential Scholars
Presidential Scholars Program
The United States Presidential Scholars Program is the highest possible honor for graduating high school seniors in the United States of America....
. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Teachers Award from the White House Commission for Presidential Scholars. He is also a freelance commercial musician in motion pictures, television and the recording industry.
In 2004 Lipsett received the NFAA
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts honors the most talented high school seniors, or, more specifically, American students in the 17-18 year-old age bracket, in the performing, visual and literary arts through the YoungArts program...
Coca-Cola Company Distinguished Teacher in the Arts Award.
Students
- Elizabeth PitcairnElizabeth PitcairnElizabeth Pitcairn is an American classical violinist. She has concertized widely as a soloist and is noted for performing on the Antonio Stradivari violin that is said to have inspired the film The Red Violin.-Childhood:...
, concert artist and Concertmaster of the New West SymphonyNew West SymphonyThe New West Symphony is one of several regional professional symphony orchestras in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was founded in 1995 to succeed two orchestras that ceased operations... - Robert ChenRobert ChenRobert Chen is a Taiwanese-born violinist who currently serves as the Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Professor of Violin at Roosevelt University...
, Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony - Sheryl Staples, Principal Associate Concertmaster of the New York PhilharmonicNew York PhilharmonicThe 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"...
- Steven Copes, Concertmaster of the Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraSaint Paul Chamber OrchestraThe Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra , based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is the United States' only full-time professional chamber orchestra...
- Michelle Kim, Assistant Concertmaster of the New York PhilharmonicNew York PhilharmonicThe 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"...
- Tamaki KawakuboTamaki Kawakubois a virtuoso violinist from United States]]. She currently tours internationally as a concert artist. She released her second CD in May 2007 called "Recital!". She shared second prize awarded at the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition, the highest prize awarded that year.-Early years:Tamaki...
, concert artist - Danielle Belen Faculty, the Colburn School. Performing artist.
- Hahn-BinHahn-BinHahn-Bin is a Korean-American violinist. He made his international debut at age twelve at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2009 following a decade of study with Itzhak Perlman at the Perlman Music Program and the Juilliard School.- 1987–1999: Early years in Korea...
, concert artist - Leila JosefowiczLeila JosefowiczLeila Bronia Josefowicz , is an American/Canadian classical violinist.-Biography:Josefowicz was born in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. When she was a young child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started studying violin at the age of three and a half using the Suzuki method...
, concert artist - Lindsay DeutschLindsay DeutschLindsay Ann Deutsch is an American violinist. A native of Houston, Texas, Deutsch moved to Los Angeles at age 15 to pursue her performance career....
, concert artist - Jennifer FrautschiJennifer FrautschiJennifer Frautschi is a Grammy-nominated American born classical violinist, currently based in where she lives with her husband, world renowned horn soloist Eric Ruske, and their 2-year-old daughter...
, concert artist - Elbert Tsai, San Francisco Ballet and Symphony
- Zlata Grekov, concert artist
- Ken Hamao, concert artist
- Samuel Fischer, teacher at the Colburn SchoolColburn SchoolThe Colburn School is a music, dance, and drama school located in downtown Los Angeles adjacent to the Museum of Contemporary Art and across the street from the Walt Disney Concert Hall...
of Performing Arts - Kevin Amann, concert artist, (first student)
Rachel Stegeman (better known as "Ray-Ray"), Concertmaster, Wheeling Symphony, Associate Concertmaster, Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras, Faculty, Duquesne University, 2 year Contracted Violinist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra