Jack Glatzer facts for kids
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Jack Glatzer
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Jack Glatzer during a recital in Florence, Italy (2 October 2012).
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Jacob Joseph Glatzer
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| Nationality | American |
Jacob Joseph (Jack) Glatzer is a famous American violinist. He plays the violin by himself in concerts all over the world. He has performed in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Jack Glatzer has also made many great music recordings.
He is known for playing music written for a single violin. This includes pieces by famous composers like Bach and Paganini. Jack also uses his knowledge of world history to give special concerts. These concerts are called "lecture-recitals" because he talks about the music and history.
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Jack Glatzer's Early Life and Music Training
Jack Glatzer was born in Dallas, Texas. He started learning to play the violin when he was five years old. His main violin teacher in Dallas was Henry Brahinsky. He also studied music with other teachers like G. Clinton Davis.
When Jack was 14, he played a part of a violin concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. A concerto is a piece of music for a solo instrument and an orchestra. The conductor for that concert was Walter Hendl.
In 1956, at age 17, Jack won a big prize. He was the best among all string players at the Merriweather Post Competition. He then played a part of the Brahms Violin Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra. Music critics praised his playing a lot.
Education and Advanced Studies
After high school, Jack Glatzer went to Yale University. There, he studied violin with Joseph Fuchs. He also earned a history degree with top honors.
Jack was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. This allowed him to study history at Oxford University in England. He later continued his music studies in Switzerland. He learned at the Musik Akademie in Basel with Sándor Végh.
Jack Glatzer's Music Career
In the 1960s, Jack Glatzer played as the concertmaster for the Sándor Végh String Orchestra. The concertmaster is the leader of the violin section. He also worked with the famous cellist Pablo Casals at a music festival.
Jack then moved to Portugal. There, he met Maxim Jacobsen, a very important violin teacher from Russia. Jacobsen, who was in his 80s, chose Jack to share some special writings. These writings were from the great 19th-century Italian violinist Niccolò Paganini.
Paganini's "Secret" Techniques
Paganini's writings described "secret" ways to make different sounds on the violin. These techniques were for his famous Caprices, Op. 1. Jack Glatzer has used these techniques in his own performances. He often explains them to his audience during his concerts and on his recordings.
Jack Glatzer has performed concerts in more than fifty countries. He has played on every continent except Antarctica. Most of his concerts include visual parts like films and slides. He also talks to the audience about the music. He often teaches special classes for young musicians and gives presentations for schoolchildren.
Jack Glatzer's Personal Life
Jack Glatzer now lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife, Margaret. Before this, he lived for many years in Cascais, Portugal.
Jack Glatzer's Recordings
Jack Glatzer has released several music recordings. Here are some of them:
- Locatelli: Caprices. (1982)
- Piano trios by Debussy and Cowell. With the Manitoba Trio. (1986?)
- February Suite. Music by S. C. Eckhardt-Gramatté and Robert Turner. (1989)
- Jack Glatzer - Scattered Sparks of Sound. Music by Bloch, de Sousa, Bartók. (recorded 1993; released 1994)
- Cláudio Carneiro: Sonata and other works. With Filipe de Sousa, piano. (1995)
- Niccolo Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin. (recorded 1997; released 1998)
- Murray Adaskin: Sonatine Baroque for unaccompanied violin. On The Adaskin Collection. (2000)
- Bach in the Cathedral. With Joseph Munzenrider, harpsichord.
- Jack Glatzer in Recital. Music by Bach, Sculthorpe, Elgar, Paganini.
