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    Laredo also made lifelong friends there, many of whom he has invited to perform as soloists with the VSO, including pianists Claude Frank and Gary Graffman, flutist Paula Robison and violist Michael Tree. "And let's not forget that because of Marlboro I'm married to Sharon ... Even though I had met her before, it was through Marlboro that we really got together. For that alone I would be eternally grateful." Laredo also earned rave reviews for his solo engagements and recordings with the great orchestras, including Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia, led by the likes of Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and Sir Colin Davis. Full Article at Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
    And let's not forget that because of Marlboro I'm married to Sharon ... Even though I had met her before, it was through Marlboro that we really got together. For that alone I would be eternally grateful.
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
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The Four Seasons Jaime Laredo, the VSO and Vivaldi's greatest hit tour Vermont
  1. Again, it was only for a year, because Joe wanted me to go to Ivan Galamian ... For Joe, this was the greatest violin teacher in the world, and he wanted me to be with him and he was right. I must say that I feel fortunate to have had the best of both worlds, because Galamian, I agree, was probably the ...
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
  2. If warmth comes out as a player, I'm very happy, because that's the most important thing ... If you don't play from the heart, with warmth, then you might as well not play.
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
  3. There's something quite wonderful about playing that kind of stuff ... It's just that I've reached a point in my life where I've realized you can't do everything, it's not humanly possible, so I went a little bit in the other direction, because it's more satisfying for me to play the Mozart and Beethove...
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
  4. I was particularly lucky too, being in Marlboro when (pianist Rudolf) Serkin was at his height, and (cellist-conductor Pablo) Casals was really truly remarkable in those years, in the '60s ... It was a learning experience for me the whole time, it really was.
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
  5. In the 1920s, it was Yehudi Menuhin; in the 1930s, it was Isaac Stern; and last night it was Jaime Laredo
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
  6. From Joe, definitely the love of the violin and the beauty, and how the violin can be the most expressive and beautiful of instruments imaginable. From Galamian, I think I got incredible discipline. He really gave me the tools to do what I can do.
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago
  7. I think every bone in my body was shaking ... It was very nerve-wracking it really, really was. But somehow, it was a very positive experience. Of course, the fact that I won it made it even more positive.
    SOURCE: Barre Montpelier Times-Argus 14 months ago

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