notable_instruments birth_place background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
violin toronto , ontario , canada non_vocal_instrumentalist violin 1933 classical walter prystawski
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walter prystawski

walter prystawski , cm -lrb- born 1933 -rrb- is a canadian violinist .
born in toronto , ontario .
graduated with artist diploma of the faculty of music , university of toronto .
past member of toronto symphony orchestra , and member of cbc symphony toronto .
moved to lucerne , switzerland to attend masterclasses with austrian violinist w olfgang schneiderhan .
subsequently , member , then concertmaster of the chamber orchestra lucerne festival strings .
toured with the ensemble in europe , south africa and the middle east .
recorded extensively as member and soloist for deutsche grammophon gesellschaft .
taught in the professional training program for violinists at the konservatoium dreilinden in lucerne , switzerland .
first concertmaster , basler orchester gesellschaft in basle , switzerland .
returned to canada as founding concertmaster of the national arts centre orchestra in ottawa .
continues in the post .
has appeared as soloist with the orchestra and as a recitalist and chamber music player .
served on juries or as an assessor for the montreal international music competition , the conservatoires du quebec , the canada council , cbc music competitions , the city of ottawa and various music festival competitions .
member of the order of canada , 1999 .
doctor of the university , university of ottawa , 2001 .
director , sylva gelber foundation 1998 - .
biographical entries in encyclopaedia of music in canada and canadian who 's who .
shares his life with wife victoria , and two grown children , linda , an actor and laurence , a lawyer .
