I completely agree with you. He was one of the finest violinists I ever heard, both technically and musically. Aharonian shared the silver medal in the 1974 Tchaikovsky with The American Eugene Fodor since no gold medal was awarded. Honestly, I think this violinist was the superior in every respect. However, Fodor was a student of Heifetz, while Aharonian was NOT a student of Oistrakh (on the judging committee), so possibly odds were against him from both sides...regarding a number of issues, not all of them musical?
A great violinist, and a great musician. The Soviet system did not expose him to the west, and he never enjoyed the world fame that he deserved.
I completely agree with you. He was one of the finest violinists I ever heard, both technically and musically. Aharonian shared the silver medal in the 1974 Tchaikovsky with The American Eugene Fodor since no gold medal was awarded. Honestly, I think this violinist was the superior in every respect. However, Fodor was a student of Heifetz, while Aharonian was NOT a student of Oistrakh (on the judging committee), so possibly odds were against him from both sides...regarding a number of issues, not all of them musical?
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