good Jewish names

Walking Mr. Galimir from lunch to Curtis one day, we asked him what he had next. “A coaching, of course.” “Who do you coach?” “I coach…you know, it’s a funny thing,” and here his pitch began to rise, “the names of the players now are so long, and I cannot remember a single one!” “Well, [...]

Bach after 2 years

The fall of 1998 was a time of transition for me at Curtis. I was beginning my third year, which meant that half of the people I met when I entered Curtis were gone. In addition, the Montagnana Quartet, the group I had played in since coming to Curtis, was no more. Luckily the other [...]