Trevor Williams (violinist)

Trevor James Williams
Born	10 February 1929 Acton, West London, England, United Kingdom
Died	11 May 2007 (aged 78)
Cause of death	Parkinson's disease
Occupation	Violinist, academic

Trevor James Williams (10 February 1929 – 11 May 2007) was a British violinist and professor at the Royal Academy of Music and at North Carolina University.^[1]

Early life

Williams was born in Acton, West London, and educated at Latymer Upper School. Having taken up the violin as a young boy he was taught by Bhodan Hubicki and became a junior student at the Royal Academy of Music. When he won a scholarship to the senior academy he continued his studies with David Martin.^[2] He later received training from the Russian musician Sascha Lasserson.^[3]

Career

After leaving the academy he was invited to join the Aeolian String Quartet with Sydney Humphries (violin), Watson Forbes (viola) and John Moore (cello), who was followed by Derek Simpson.^[4] Williams was appointed leader of the BBC Scottish Orchestra in 1963, and was later invited to be co-leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He formed the Haffner String Quartet and became leader of the Tilford Bach Festival Ensemble and Orchestra. He was violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music (1959–63 and 1969–88) and also, for a shorter period, at the Royal College of Music.

Notable students

• Roger Coull^[5]
• Robert Gibbs^[6]
• Annamaria Mccool^[7]
• Gillian Findlay^[8]
• Dianne Youngman^[9]

Performances

• Aeolian String Quartet^[10]
• Proms^[11]
• Radio3 1967-09-30^[12]

Prizes

• J&A Beare's Prize^[13]

References

1. "Back to School for this 'Late Starter', or My Amazing Musical Journey, Part 1".
2. "David Martin".
3. Sascha Lasserson: Portrait of a Teacher : Reminiscencies of Sascha by His Pupils.
4. "Aeolian String Quartet".
5. Roger Coull
6. Robert Gibbs
7. Annamaria Mccool
8. Gillian Findlay
9. Dianne Youngman
10. Aeolian String Quartet
11. Proms
12. Radio3 1967-09-30
13. J&A Beare's Prize