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Arts at Argonne -- Roland Glassl, Peter Henderson (446 words) |
 | Roland Glassl gained international recognition after he won First Prize at the prestigious 1997 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition in England, where he also received the Peter Schidlof Prize as Finalist with the most beautiful tone. |
 | Roland Glassl was the featured artist in the Rising Stars series at the Ravinia Festival in 2002. |
 | Roland Glassl was born in Germany into a luthier's family with a tradition of many generations of violin making. |
| Artists International Management - Roland Glassl (495 words) |
 | Glassl gained international recognition after he won First Prize at the prestigious 1997 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition in Isle of Man, where he also received the "Peter Schidlof Prize" as "Finalist with the most beautiful tone." Following these honors, Mr. |
 | Glassl was featured in Dallas, in Washington, DC including a broadcast on NPR Performance Today, and in Chicago's Preston Bradley Hall, which was broadcast live on WFMT Fine Arts Radio. |
 | Glassl has won First Prize at the 2000 Washington, D.C. International Competition for Strings; First Prize at the 1999 Viola Competition of the German Viola Society, Second Prize at the 1999 Primrose Viola Competition in Guelph/Canada, and top prize at the 1998 International Viola Competition in Vienna, Austria. |