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Famous String Players
This is a listing of musicians you should be aware of for each instrument. Take some time to familiarize yourself with these amazing people. Most of them are classical, but a few specialize in Jazz, Fiddling, etc. Enjoy!
Violin
Itzhak Perlman
Isaac Stern
Ivan Galamian
Mark O'Connor
Hilary Hahn
Regina Carter
Jeremy Kittel
Joshua Bell
Midori Goto
Jascha Heifetz
Fritz Kreisler
Yehudi Menuhin
Niccolo Paganini
Otakar Sevcik
Shinichi Suzuki
David Garrett
Janine Jansen
Sarah Chang
Viktoria Mullova
Anne Sophie Mutter
Darol Anger
Tracy Silverman
Maud Powell
Rachel Barton Pine
Viola
Pinchas Zukerman
Karen Tuttle
William Primrose
Roberto Diaz
Kim Kashkashian
Yuri Bashmet
Michael Tree
Helen Callus
Paul Neubauer
Bass
Edgar Meyer
Esperanza Spalding
Gary Karr
James Jamerson
Francois Rabbath
Serge Koussevitzky
Charles Mingus
Cello
Yo-Yo Ma
Mstislav Rostropovich
Jacqueline Du Pre
Pablo Casals
Han-Na Chang
Suren Bagratuni
- lives in Michigan and teaches cello at Michigan State University!
Steven Isserlis
Mischa Maisky
Leonard Rose
Robert deMaine
Alisa Weilerstein
Ralph Kirshbaum
Mike Block
Julian Llyod Webber
Leonard Rose
Janos Starker
Rushad Eggleston
Matt Turner
Jean-Babptiste Breval