Eric Rosenblith (December 11, 1920 – December 16, 2010) was an

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-born American

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ist. He was the former concertmaster of the

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and

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Symphony Orchestras, and had performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Rosenblith served as chairman of the

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's string department for more than twenty-five years and was a faculty member of the

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as well as the

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in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a visiting professor at the

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. Rosenblith received the Licence de Concert from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. He was awarded an honorary D.Mus. from the New England Conservatory. His violin teachers included:

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and Jose Figueroa in Paris,

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in London, and Bronislaw Huberman in New York. An elegant and distinguished performer, Rosenblith premiered and recorded many new works by American composers including David Stock, George Crumb, Alan Lighty, and Lucia Dlugachevsky. Rosenblith edited and translated the newly revised Art of Violin Playing by

. He founded and served as the artistic director of the International Musical Arts Institute of Fryeburg, Maine. Rosenblith regularly gave master classes in the United States, the United Kingdom, Korea, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China. Among Rosenblith's students are world-renowned composer Lauren Bernofsky, Xin Ding of the

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, Chiun-Teng Cheng of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Janice Tucker Rhoda, author of ''The ABCs of Strings''.

Recordings

Rosenblith released recordings on Columbia, CRI, Crest, and Parjo. Among his releases was ''Complete Works for Violin and Piano by Johannes Brahms'' with pianist Heng-Jin Park.

Bibliography

(1873–1944), ''The Art Of Violin Playing'', Books 1 & 2 Translated & Edited by Eric Rosenblith. New York:

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, * Eric Rosenblith (1920-2010), "‘Ah, You Play the Violin…': Thoughts Along the Path to Musical Artistry," New York:

, * "Violinist and pedagogue Eric Rosenblith dies," The Strad, May 23, 2010, https://web.archive.org/web/20150915054553/http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/violinist-and-pedagogue-eric-rosenblith-dies/

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