Researching Rochberg’s 50 Caprice Variations in New York

Doctoral candidate Yung-Yu Lin is hoping to visit New York to conduct a complete research on George Rochberg’s 50 Caprice Variations for solo violin with Professor Janette Tilley at Lehman College, the City University of New York (CUNY). 50 Caprice Variations draws on a vast array of historical stylistic references from the Baroque to the modern musical periods. Given that the piece is long, difficult to play, and less than 50 years old, a performance guide to assist violinists is a useful contribution to the pedagogical literature. However, there is little literature contributed to the field collaborating with the musicians who had worked with Rochberg during his lifetime. Lewis Kaplan, a renowned violinist who is currently teaching at the Juilliard School in New York, not only edited the work but also gave the first complete performance of it over radio station WBAI in New York in April 1970. Lin hopes to work closely with Prof. “TO BE CONT’D”

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Robin Elliott

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City College of New York

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Sociology

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Education; Entertainment and Media

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University of Toronto

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