AboutBetween 1966 and 1986, Earl Carlyss was a member of the Julliard String Quartet, during which time he performed over 2100 concerts and recorded more than 100 works. Three of their recordings, the Debussy and Ravel quartets, the Schoenberg quartets and the Beethoven quartets, received Grammy rewards for the "Best Chamber Music recording of the Year". Since 1960 the quartet has been in residence at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and, for nine years at Michigan State University. In 1984 they were awarded the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts at MSU. Mr Carlyss, who was born in Chicago, began violin studies at the age of ten and at twelve won a grant from the "Epstein Fine Arts Fund", administered by the Boys' Clubs of America. Between 1955 and 1957 he attended the Paris Conservatoire, studying violin with Roland Charmy and chamber music with Jacques Février. Returning to the United States in 1957, he entered the Julliard School as a pupil of Ivan Galamian and in 1962 he made his recital debut in New York. He went on to serve as teaching assistant both to Galamian and to the Julliard String Quartet. Mr Carlyss is the director of the Aspen Center for Advanced Quartet Studies, a summer program designed for intensive study by young professional string quartets. In 1986 he joined the Peabody Conservatory as coordinator of the String and Chamber Music Departments. He is the first holder of the Sidney M. Friedburg Chair in Chamber Music. In addition to his duties at Peabody, Mr Carlyss is also on the faculty of the Julliard School in New York City, where he teaches Violin and Chamber Music. He is married to Ann Schein, with whom he plays frequent concerts and duo recitals. |
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