Abstract
The German-born violinist Rolf Schulte, after winning top prize in the Munich International Radio Competition, came to the USA to study with Ivan Galamian at the Curtis Institute. He was a founding member of Speculum Musicae and has collaborated, as a soloist, with conductors including Christoph von Dohnányi, Dennis Russell Davies, Hiroshi Wakasugi, and John Nelson. He discusses his recent experience recording Schoenberg's Violin Concerto and his work with composers including Elliott Carter, Mario Davidovsky, Donald Martino, Milton Babbitt, and György Kurtág. Schulte finds inspiration in the musicians - Joseph Joachim, Arnold Rosé, Joseph Szigeti, and Yehudi Menuhin - who historically championed composers of their own time. Making a plea for freedom and expression in performance, he raises issues confronting the new music player regarding performance practice, programming, and the authority of the composer.
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