A celebrated instructor explains his philosophy of teaching and practice methods, including the appropriate combination of technique and interpretation.
A graduate of Moscow's School of the Philharmonic Society, Ivan Galamian (1903-81) was an instructor at the Russian Conservatory in Paris. For more than 40 years, he taught at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, where he was Head of the Violin Department.Sally Thomas was among Galamian's prized pupils at Juilliard.
