Thomas Füri

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Thomas Füri (born 22 July 1947 in Bern) is a Swiss violin player, and a teacher at the Hochschule für Musik Basel. He studied with his father Erich Füri and with Max Rostal at the Hochschule für Musik Bern.^[1] He completed his studies with Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School in New York. From 1973 till 1980 he was leader in Koblenz, Lausanne and Basel. From 1979 till 1993 he led the Camerata Bern.^[1] From 1980 till 1991 he taught at the academies in Winterthur and Zürich. In 1985 he joined I Salonisti, appearing in the 1997 film Titanic. In 1993 he was awarded the Musikpreis des Kantons Bern. Since 2000 he is a member of the Aria Quartet.^[1]

Thomas Füri plays a 1761 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin.

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↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 musicinfo.ch Retrieved 21 July 2010

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 71582875 LCCN: n83175863 ISNI: 0000 0000 7366 9187 GND: 132131099 BNF: cb139434076

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Name	Füri, Thomas
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Short description	Swiss violinist and conductor
Date of birth	22 July 1947
Place of birth	Bern
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