He had the post of concertmaster, it is true, but the salary was but a trifle and he was often pressed for money.
The concertmaster has to develop his own interpretations, subject, of course, to the conductor's ideas.
The concertmaster had a discussion of a few minutes with the young composer, after which the work was performed.
There he made his debut as a soloist in 1965 and was 2nd concertmaster (196573).
In symphony orchestras, when a musician such as a violinist is promoted to the position of concertmaster, their duties change substantially.
He first studied violin with a local concertmaster.
He remained as assistant concertmaster there from 1951 to 1955.
The unlikely musician thus became the concertmaster of his school orchestra.
