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Robert Nathaniel Mann (July 19, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was a violinist, composer, conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. Mann, the first violinist at Juilliard, served on the school's string quartet for over fifty years until his retirement in 1997.
- 1933–2018
- Founder of the Juilliard String Quartet
Jan 3, 2018 · Robert Mann, a violinist and one of the founders of the Juilliard String Quartet, died on Monday at home in Manhattan. He was 97 years old. When he was a youngster in Portland, Oregon, Mann ...
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Jan 2, 2018 · Robert Nathaniel Mann was born in Portland, Ore., on July 19, 1920, into what he later described as a “very poor” family. Both of his parents were immigrants: His father, Charles, a tailor ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Robert Mann, a driving force in the world of music for more than 75 years, as founder and first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, a composer, teacher, conductor, and champion of chamber music. Explore his biography, discography, awards, and legacy on this web page.
Jan 3, 2018 · Robert Mann, who served a remarkable 51 years as the founding first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, died on Jan. 1 at home in Manhattan. He was 97 years old. The news of Mann's death was announced by The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, a music nonprofit Mann had helped lead as president long after winning their violin competition back in 1941.
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Robert Mann, a violinist and one of the founders of the Juilliard String Quartet, died on January 1 at 97. He was a musical icon who inspired generations of musicians with his music making and teaching at both Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music. He also mentored the American String Quartet and created two endowed chairs at USC Thornton and the Manhattan School of Music in his name.
Jan 4, 2018 · Robert Mann once explained in an interview that, zealously fired up after founding the Juilliard String Quartet in 1946, he went so far as to obtain an orgone accumulator.
