Albert Laszlo was formerly the principal bass of the

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, formerly faculty of the

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College and Pre-College Divisions as well as the College-Conservatory of Music (

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), and is currently faculty at the University of New Mexico.

Degrees and studies

He holds B.M. and M.M. degrees From the Juilliard School, where he was a scholarship student of the late

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Biography

At the age of 12, Laszlo began early training on the violin and began bass studies. He studied cello with

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and

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and was a scholarship student of

at Juilliard as well as a fellowship student of

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at the Aspen Music School. He served as the principal bass of both the

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and I Soloisti, both of New York. In 1985, he became the principal bass of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and has also appeared as a featured soloist with the CSO. Since 1992, he has performed chamber music with members of the CCM faculty both in Cincinnati and Merkin Hall in New York. He joined the

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artist-faculty in 1994 where he serves as principal bass of the Aspen Chamber Symphony and performs chamber music with other members of the Aspen artist-faculty. He also appears frequently in recitals with his wife, pianist Patricia Wood.

External links

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