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The Viola
Concerto is a major work of approximately thirty-two minutes; as played by violist Mela Tenenbaum, it has all the ingredients of a major triumph. I knew that Mrs. Tenenbaum was concertmaster of the Philharmonia Virtuosi, but there is no lessening of her wonderful violin skills when she
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While Mela
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from 1979. She was also a soloist and concertmaster with the chamber orchestra
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Fine, Elaine (27 October 2023). "Mela
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Tenenbaum died in New York City on 15 October 2023.
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