vn, *1940 GB
Musician of Classical
Rodney Friend MBE (born in Huddersfield, 1939) is an English violinist.Born in Huddersfield, Friend's father was a local tailor. At the age of 12 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music after Sir Reginald Thatcher, the then principal of the R.A.M, heard Friend perform for the first time. Friend also studied subsequently at the Royal Manchester College of Music.At the Royal Academy of Music, Friend studied under the tutelage of Frederick Grinke. He later studied with Endre Wolf, Menuhin and Szeryng.In 1991 he formed the Solomon Trio with whom he toured Europe extensively.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Kreisler Favourites | Rodney Friend, Michael Isador | 1978 | Album |
Sir Adrian Boult Conducts String Music Of Vaughan Williams | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Adrian Boult, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rodney Friend, Russell Gilbert, John Chambers, Alexander Cameron | 1976 | Album |
Rodney Friend syn, ep R&B/Soul |
Rodney Friend And Friends |