Gifted 14-year-old violinist needs violin
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My name is Dustin and I was given a 10K scholarship to buy a full-size violin. I need 10K more to afford my dream violin. Please help me match my scholarship. I am about to perform on the National Public Radio show “From The Top” this month. Before receiving the Jack Kent Cooke Award for $10K, I never thought I could afford the kind of violin I'd need. With the scholarship and your help, it is now possible to get a nice violin, and also have it in time to perform on the show.
I started violin lessons when I was 4-years-old and now I’m 14. I started out using a tiny 1/8 size violin. As I grew my parents kept getting me the next size bigger: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4. Each time I got a bigger violin, it sounded so much better. Ever since, I’ve dreamed of the day when I would finally be able to play a full size violin.
I’m a huge fan of of the great violinists such as Heifetz, Szeryng, Milstein, and Kreisler just to name a few. I’m constantly reading books about the old style of playing and try to make it heard in my own music. The old masters played with a beautiful style and sound that is almost unheard of now. The violin I’m hoping to buy is 300 years old, made in Germany 1721. The tone is the kind of tone you can only get from a fine and antique full-size violin. I hope to be able to evoke the greatness of the old European masters with this instrument. I want my listeners to be able to hear the history still alive in my instrument.
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I started violin lessons when I was 4-years-old and now I’m 14. I started out using a tiny 1/8 size violin. As I grew my parents kept getting me the next size bigger: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4. Each time I got a bigger violin, it sounded so much better. Ever since, I’ve dreamed of the day when I would finally be able to play a full size violin.
I’m a huge fan of of the great violinists such as Heifetz, Szeryng, Milstein, and Kreisler just to name a few. I’m constantly reading books about the old style of playing and try to make it heard in my own music. The old masters played with a beautiful style and sound that is almost unheard of now. The violin I’m hoping to buy is 300 years old, made in Germany 1721. The tone is the kind of tone you can only get from a fine and antique full-size violin. I hope to be able to evoke the greatness of the old European masters with this instrument. I want my listeners to be able to hear the history still alive in my instrument.
Please click here for my bio
Website Facebook Instagram
Below is a video of me performing with my sibling quartet:
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Julie Breshears
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San Pablo, CA