Just before Soulima s death, he worked with Totenberg on a compilation of cadenzas to the Mozart Violin Concertos. Recently published by C.F. Peters, they received critical acclaim. Mr. Totenberg s students have included young virtuosos from the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. Like their mentor, they are among the top violinists in their generations, including Zheng Rong Wang, an eminent soloist, Ikuko Mizuno, a violinist at the BSO, and Joanna Matkovska, concertmistress of the Paris Opera. Totenberg s teaching style allows students to be themselves and not mere clones.
Roman is a great performer and teacher with all the old traditions and all the current ideas.
His great modesty reveals what a true artist he is. Totenberg continues to teach at BU's School for the Arts, where he has spent the last four decades. In 1996, Totenberg won the Metcalf Cup and Prize, the university's highest teaching award established by the late Arthur G.B. Metcalf, a distinguished BU alumnus, faculty member and trustee. The American String Association also honored him as an outstanding teacher-artist. At 90, Totenberg shows few signs of slowing down.