Strings Attached
One Tough Teacher and the Art of Perfection
1st Edition
Published on 7. November 2013
352 pages
978-1-4711-2576-8 (ISBN)
Description
Strings Attachedis the story of a brilliant, but ferocious music teacher who came to be known as Mr K. A Ukrainian immigrant who survived an abusive childhood to become a noted resident and teacher, Mr K used music as a means of escape. The authors, who spent their childhoods in the late 60s and 70s, rehearsing and playing together as young musicians, bring the extraordinary character of Mr K to life - from his days as a forced Nazi labourer; to his home life as a husband to an invalid wife; to his heart-breaking search to find his missing daughter; to the terrifying challenges he hurtled from behind the music stand.
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Joanne Lipman is one of the United States most prominent journalists and commentators. She was founding Editor-in-Chief of Conde Nast Portfolio and a deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal. Currently a Newsweek columnist and adviser to news organisations such as CNN and Yahoo, she is a frequent television commentator, appearing on CNN, CBS and CNBC, among others.
Melanie Kupchynsky began studying violin at the age of four with her father and the subject of the book, 'Mr K'. She has since been a violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for more than twenty years, during which time the symphony has won twenty one Grammys.
Melanie Kupchynsky began studying violin at the age of four with her father and the subject of the book, 'Mr K'. She has since been a violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for more than twenty years, during which time the symphony has won twenty one Grammys.
Content
- Intro
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Epigraph page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue
- PART I
- CHAPTER 1 The Debut
- CHAPTER 2 The Rehearsal
- CHAPTER 3 The Students
- CHAPTER 4 The Concertino
- PART II
- CHAPTER 5 The Viola
- CHAPTER 6 Academic Overture
- CHAPTER 7 The Mendelssohn
- PART III
- CHAPTER 8 Baba
- CHAPTER 9 The Audition
- CHAPTER 10 Stage Fright
- CHAPTER 11 "Mr. Jerry"
- CHAPTER 12 Yesterday
- PART IV
- CHAPTER 13 The Conservatory
- CHAPTER 14 The Gig
- CHAPTER 15 Duets
- PART V
- CHAPTER 16 The Disappearance
- CHAPTER 17 The Gift
- CHAPTER 18 Meditation
- CHAPTER 19 Finale
- CHAPTER 20 Coda
- Acknowledgements
- Mr. K's Black Russians
- Bibliographical Notes
- Photograph Credits
- List of Plates
