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11 Facts About Endre Granat

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Endre Granat was born on in Hungary in August 3,1937 and is an American violinist.

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Endre Granat is regarded as the most recorded violinist and concertmaster working in the studios today.

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In 1962 Endre Granat won first prize at the International Competition in Heidelberg and he was a 1967 prize winner of the Queen Elizabeth International Competition in Brussels.

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Endre Granat is a former assistant concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, concertmaster of the Goteborg Symphony Orchestra, and concertmaster of the Pacific Symphony.

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Endre Granat is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and a recipient of the Ysaye Medal.

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Endre Granat has been a frequent participant of the Marlboro Music Festival and the Casals Festival.

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Endre Granat is noted for his Urtext editions of violin concerti by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and Henryk Wieniawski as well as The Essential Sevcik.

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Endre Granat is editor for the Heifetz Collection that include urtext editions of Heifetz' favorites as well as the Urtext Edition of Paganini 24 Caprices and THE HEIFETZ SCALE BOOK.

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Endre Granat was the concertmaster of numerous awards ceremonies of the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards and the Grammy Awards.

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Endre Granat has over 2,800 motion pictures and thousands of television shows to his credit.

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Endre Granat has toured and recorded with numerous artists, including Earth, Wind, and Fire, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Barbra Streisand, Yanni, Natalie Cole, Dionne Warwick, and Ricky Martin.