Robert Mann

Robert Mann (July 19, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was a violinist, composer, conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet. He was also a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. Mann served as the first violinist at Juilliard for over fifty years until his retirement in 1997. Throughout his career, he played and performed on instruments made by Antonio Stradivari and John Young. Mann's life and work were the subject of the 2014 documentary, 'Speak the Music.' Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Mann began studying the violin at a young age and moved to New York City in 1938 to study at the Juilliard School.