Ann Fontanella is the last protégé of the "Old Russian School" style of violin play that was popularized by Jascha Heifetz, widely-viewed as the greatest instrumentalist of all-time. The Old Russian style emphasizes a warm and rich romantic tone with exacting precision that allows you to hear each note clearly even when playing at tremendous speed.
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"(It is) extraordinary that you play so fantastically well...to have the ability to play on the violin and to be a composer as well is quite an amazing thing." |
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Christopher O'Riley,
NPR host of From the Top
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"She is probably the only working violinist who could be mistaken for Jascha Heifetz." |
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Dr. John Birchall,
London Independent |
"Having the same natural ability as Heifetz... Very few people in the world play the violin as well as she." |
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Erick Friedman,
Yale School of Music,
Philadelphia Inquirer
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