Classical Hugs - International Music Festival & Concert Series
Lewis Kaplan - Violin Masterclass
Wed, Apr 14
|Classical Hugs Online
Lewis Kaplan, a celebrated American Violinist, and Professor - The Juilliard School will teach Asher Wei from the United Kingdom. The masterclass will focus on music of J.S. Bach
Time & Location
Apr 14, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
Classical Hugs Online
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About the event
ABOUT
For more than fifty years, Lewis Kaplan has dedicated his career to performing as a violinist – both soloist and chamber musician. He is an internationally renowned teacher, performer, and the Founder and Director of the Bach Virtuosi Festival in Portland, Maine.
Lewis Kaplan also co-founded the Bowdoin International Music Festival in 1964. He was the Artistic Director of the festival from 1964 and the Director from 1975 until 2014 when he stepped down after 50 years to begin BVF.
With a zest for living and a dedication to music, Lewis Kaplan is known not only for his teaching but also for his great musicianship in the traditional repertoire and his leadership role in contemporary music.
A graduate of The Juilliard School – where he earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin studies studying under Ivan Galamian (1901-1981), one of the greatest violin pedagogues of the 20th Century, and conducting under Jean Morel – Mr. Kaplan began…