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Fodor's first ten years of study were with Harold Wippler. He then studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, Indiana University and the University of Southern California, where his teachers included Ivan Galamian, Josef Gingold and Jascha Heifetz, respectively. The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... Ivan Alexander Galamian (February 5, 1903–April 14, 1981) was one of the most influential violin teachers of the Twentieth Century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (February 2, 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a violinist. ...

Fodor made his solo debut with the Denver Symphony at the age of ten, playing the Bruch Concerto and began touring as a soloist while still a young teenager. The Concerto No. ...

Fodor won numerous national contests before the age of seventeen, including first Prize in both the Merriweather Post Competition in Washington, D.C. and the Young Musicians Foundation Competition in Los Angeles, California. Marjorie Merriweather Post (1942) Marjorie Merriweather Post aka Marjorie Merriweather Post Close Hutton Davies May (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was a leading American socialite and the founder of General Foods, Inc. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type mayor-council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

Appears on SCTV Episode # 92, broadcast 11/20/1981.

He went on to win first prize in the International Paganini Competition in Italy in 1972, at the age of 22. It was his win at the Paganini competition that gained him widespread public attention. He achieved the highest prize awarded in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1974 in Moscow, Russia. This award raised his profile further, especially considering that he was an American winning the top Soviet prize during the height of the Cold War. Fodor was also awarded the European Soloist award "Prix Europeen du Soliste" in January, 1999. The Paganini Competition (or Premio Paganini or Paganini Concore) is an international violin competition named after the famed virtuoso and founder of contemporary violin technique Niccolò Paganini. ... The International Tchaikovsky Competition is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ...

Fodor's career was disrupted in 1989, when he was arrested for possession of over 20 grams of cocaine and a hypodermic needle with a small amount of heroin.

Selected discography

• Fodor's recordings include six albums for RCA Red Seal
• other labels include Sony Essential, Clarity, Laurel
• contemporary sonatas
• several recital albums
• Bach Violin Concertos
• the Nielsen Violin Concerto (2001, Grazioso Records 72601)
• Lalo: Symphony espagnole / Sibelius: Violin Concerto (2000, Grazioso Records 61501)
• Brahms: Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano (1996, Clarity Records 1014)
• the Concertos of Brahms, Sibelius and the first two concertos of Paganini with the Kiev Philharmonic
• Love Fodor Style (2002, Grazioso Records 95143)
• Instrument of the Angels (2001, Grazioso Records 81904, famous gospel pieces)

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See also

• List of violinists