Rose | Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Part II
Rose | Artist & Teacher
  • [Excerpted from "Leonard Rose, America's Golden Age and First Cellist," By Steven Honigberg] Leonard Rose's exquistie artistry as a soloist, chamber musicain, and orchestral player touched the lives of thousands of musicians and music lovers- yet none so profoundly as the roughly two hundred and fifty individuals entitiled to call the great cellist, "my teacher."
  • His teaching career began at the Juilliard School in 1947. Four years later, Rose added six cello pupils at his alma mater, The Curtis Institute; and until 1962, he routinely commuted between New York City and Philadelphia to teach. Rose was a superb teacher- kind, patient, encouraging, and exacting. Read more>>
Rose | Core Principles
Rose | Tributes
  • By Myung-Wha Chung] Leonard Rose taught me so much that it's difficult to summarize it in writing, let alone in a few paragraphs. The first thing that grabbed me was his exquisite tone. When I first heard it at close range, I knew I had arrived in a completely different world of music- it was a new continent for me musically (and literally, having just come from Korea!)
  • Mr. Rose had a huge career with lots of solo and trio performances which he combined with his teaching. The fact that he was away so often on concert tours actually was a blessing in disguise for me. It allowed me time to reflect and digest what he taught. For instance, during his absence, I listened to his Schubert "Arpeggione" recording so many times (like 50?) trying to figure out everything he did: How he would move, tempo, rubato, how he would reach from one note to another and how he'd use his bow and vibrato to create the sound he wanted to produce. Then, when he returned, he'd play the piece again Read more>>
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I was a pipsqueak of a kid and overwhelmingly shy. I was afraid to speak to Mr. Rose above a whisper. I'd try to hide behind the cello. He was always calm, soothing, and gentle. He tried to get me to overcome my timidity by constantly urging me to sing out on the instrument. There was this kind of sympathy from my teacher to me. It was like he was saying to me, " I too was shy. I went through the same thing." – Yo-Yo Ma
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