Notable Personalities
Born, Raised, or Became Famous in Lake, Porter Counties Indiana
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Aaron Rosand
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Born in Hammond, Indiana on March 15, 1927. |
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 Internationally acclaimed as one of the master violinists of our time, Aaron Rosand is renowned as an artist of unique personal style.
American born of Russian mother and Polish father, Aaron Rosand made his debut at the age of ten with the Chicago Symphony under the baton of Frederick Stock. Since then, he has collaborated with such eminent conductors as Leonard Bernstein, William Steinberg, Erich Leinsdorf, Fritz Reiner, Mstislav Rostropovich, Klaus Tennstedt, and Kyril Kondrashin, and has performed with the major orchestras of the world. Aaron Rosand is Professor at The Curtis Institute of Music, continuing the tradition of his late professor, Efrem Zimbalist. He is also guest professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at the L'Academie d'Ete in Nice in the summers. |
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| If you know of a notable personality that is not on this list, who was born or raised in Lake , Porter Counties Indiana or Surrounding Illinois Communities please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to: ljackson@lakeco.lib.in.us |
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