Edouard Dethier (Edouard Charles Louis Dethier) was a Belgian violinist and teacher born (in Liege) on August 25, 1885. Though he was a well-known recitalist and concert violinist for a time, he is now best remembered as a teacher at the Juilliard School of Music, since before it became the Juilliard School of Music. He began his violin studies with his brother Gaston while still a child. At the age of eight, he enrolled in the conservatory of his hometown (Liege), from which he graduated with a First Prize – Eugene Ysaye had studied there also (1865) as a seven-year-old child. Dethier entered the Brussels Conservatory at age 15, winning a first prize one year later (at age sixteen) after entering the Brussels violin competition. One year after that, he was already teaching at the Brussels Conservatory. He was 17 years old. He was then also appointed concertmaster of the opera orchestra of Brussels. During his student days and early career, he was a close friend of Polish violinist, Paul Kochanski. Dethier came to the U.S. (New York City) in 1905, establishing himself as a recitalist and teacher, although he toured for a few years. He played the Vieuxtemps concerto in d minor (number 4) with the New York Symphony on June 6, 1905. On November 29, 1907, he debuted with the New York Philharmonic, playing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. He again soloed with this orchestra on December 18, 1910, playing the Tchaikovsky concerto. Gustav Mahler conducted on that occasion. By then, he had already been appointed (in 1906 or 1907 – sources vary) to the faculty of Juilliard – he was 21 years old. As did Ivan Galamian after him, Dethier taught there until the day he died. As far as I know, there are no commercial recordings by him and I also have no idea what violins he played. After 1911, Dethier must have had no financial worries as he had that year married Avis Putnam, the daughter of a famous publisher. Among his many pupils were Julius Hegyi, Robert Mann, Louis Lanza, Emanuel Vardi, Sally Thomas, Genevieve Greene, Julius Schulman, Anna Tringas, Joan Milkson, and Paul Zukofsky. Dethier died (in New York City) on February 19, 1962, at age 76.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Edouard Dethier
Edouard Dethier (Edouard Charles Louis Dethier) was a Belgian violinist and teacher born (in Liege) on August 25, 1885. Though he was a well-known recitalist and concert violinist for a time, he is now best remembered as a teacher at the Juilliard School of Music, since before it became the Juilliard School of Music. He began his violin studies with his brother Gaston while still a child. At the age of eight, he enrolled in the conservatory of his hometown (Liege), from which he graduated with a First Prize – Eugene Ysaye had studied there also (1865) as a seven-year-old child. Dethier entered the Brussels Conservatory at age 15, winning a first prize one year later (at age sixteen) after entering the Brussels violin competition. One year after that, he was already teaching at the Brussels Conservatory. He was 17 years old. He was then also appointed concertmaster of the opera orchestra of Brussels. During his student days and early career, he was a close friend of Polish violinist, Paul Kochanski. Dethier came to the U.S. (New York City) in 1905, establishing himself as a recitalist and teacher, although he toured for a few years. He played the Vieuxtemps concerto in d minor (number 4) with the New York Symphony on June 6, 1905. On November 29, 1907, he debuted with the New York Philharmonic, playing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. He again soloed with this orchestra on December 18, 1910, playing the Tchaikovsky concerto. Gustav Mahler conducted on that occasion. By then, he had already been appointed (in 1906 or 1907 – sources vary) to the faculty of Juilliard – he was 21 years old. As did Ivan Galamian after him, Dethier taught there until the day he died. As far as I know, there are no commercial recordings by him and I also have no idea what violins he played. After 1911, Dethier must have had no financial worries as he had that year married Avis Putnam, the daughter of a famous publisher. Among his many pupils were Julius Hegyi, Robert Mann, Louis Lanza, Emanuel Vardi, Sally Thomas, Genevieve Greene, Julius Schulman, Anna Tringas, Joan Milkson, and Paul Zukofsky. Dethier died (in New York City) on February 19, 1962, at age 76. 
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Robert Mann
Robert Mann is an American violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher born on July 19, 1920 (Heifetz was 19 years old.) More than anything, he is identified with the Juilliard String Quartet, which he founded (as first violinist) in 1946. As violinists go, he actually got a late start, beginning lessons, not at age 4 or 5, but at the age of 9. When he was 18, he enrolled at Juilliard. One of his teachers there was Edouard Dethier. He made his New York debut in 1941 but was not able to begin his career – due to the war - until 1946. He devoted a great deal of his time to the quartet, from which he finally retired in 1997. Mann’s discography covers virtually the entire quartet literature. However, he has also recorded as a soloist, including the entire set of Beethoven Sonatas for violin and piano. His compositions include many chamber music works and a few orchestral pieces. All of them have been performed and most of them have been recorded. At age 68, he made his conducting debut with the Seattle Symphony. Mann has taught at Juilliard and at the Manhattan School of Music.
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