Lara St. John

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St. John started playing violin at the age of 2. When she was 5 she already had her first solo performance. At he age of 10 she had her first performance in Lisbon, two and three years later she toured Spain, France, Portugal and Hungary. Due to an Ontario law which permitted it, she was exempted from all school subjects except music. At the age of 14 she entered the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. After graduating there three years later she wanted to enter the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. While she was settling in, many teachers, including hers, were defecting and due to the conservatory’s rules she couldn’t study with any other teacher so she had a chance to travel around the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries where she encountered the Roma people and their music. Her further musical academies include Guildhall School, United Kingdom, Mannes College, New York and New England Conservatory in Boston. St. John was victorious at several competitions. In 1997 at a competition organized by the Canada Council for the Arts and an anonymous donor she won a two year use of Lyall Stradivarius dating from 1702. Now she performs on a Salabue Gudagnini from 1779, thanks to Heini & Co. from Toronto and an anonymous donor.

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1	The Four Seasons: Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315 - 'Summer': I. Allegro non…	37
2	BWV 1041 / I. Allegro	36
3	The Four Seasons: Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269 - 'Spring': III. Allegro	26
4	BWV 1001 / III. Siciliana	25
5	BWV 1041 / II. Andante	22
6	BWV 1001 / IV. Presto	21
7	The Four Seasons: Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269 - 'Spring': II. Largo	20
8	The Four Seasons: Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269 - 'Spring': I. Allegro	19
8	BWV 1042 / I. Allegro	19
10	BWV 1001 / I. Adagio	18
11	BWV 1001 / II. Fuga	17
12	BWV 1043 / II. Largo	16
13	Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 100: Fuga full track	14
13	BWV 1042 / III. Allegro Assai	14
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giappyc wrote:
August 2009

Love her!!!

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Xenathekat wrote:
January 2009

I don't especially like her interpretation of BWV 1043, my favourite Bach violin concerto- it's way too fast and lacks emotion. Plus she dresses like a slut on the CD cover.

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EarTrumpetHaze wrote:
January 2009

Wow, that is absolutely fantastic !

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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
July 2008

she's the yo-yo ma of the violin. very fresh bach performance.

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Eclectic-G wrote:
July 2007

Ms. St. John's father was a good guy.

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AdriaNnLA wrote:
February 2006

You should join the violin lovers group!

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