Lillian Fuchs

Throughout her long and illustrious career Lillian Fuchs was lauded as one of the first great American violists. This penetrating study of Ms. Fuchs's professional life as a performer teacher composer arranger and chamber music coach offers a fascinating view of this remarkable personality. whose professional life influenced countless musicians. </p><P>Based upon conversations with Ms. Fuchs and members of her family interviews with former students and colleagues and concert reviews <I>Lillian Fuchs: First Lady of the Viola</I> draws together oral and written information to create a biographical portrait that also sheds light on the history of American music in the twentieth century--a time when talented women had to struggle fiercely to survive in the face of male domination of the music profession.</p>