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Franco Gulli

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Biography

Franco Gulli was born in Trieste, Italy in 1926 and died in Bloomington, Indiana on November 20, 2001.

He launched his career as concertmaster of the Milan Chamber Orchestra and soloist of the renowned ensemble I Virtuosi di Roma. Since then, he had numerous engagements performing with principal orchestras under the baton of great masters such as Sir Yehudi Menuhin and Maestro Rostropovich.

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In 1972 he was appointed Professor of Music at Indiana University holding this position for nearly 30 years. He also gave master classes at home and abroad in Europe and sat on the juries of numerous competitions, including the 50th anniversary of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and the 1982,1986 and 1998 International Violin Competitions of Indianapolis.

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