“Versatile US violinist James Buswell has died at the age of 74,” reads an unsigned obituary in Wednesday’s (9/29) The Strad (UK). “Born in 1946 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Buswell began his violin studies at the age of five, progressing rapidly making his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of seven. He studied with Mary Canberg, Paul Stassevich, and Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School, as well as studying Renaissance Art at Harvard University. Buswell [played] at the opening of the Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, later becoming a regular artist-member…. Buswell [served] on the faculties of the University of Arizona, Indiana University and New England Conservatory of Music…. Most recently, he joined the faculty of the Steinhardt School at New York University along with his wife, cellist Dr. Carol Ou. They continued teaching and giving masterclasses online during the pandemic. Buswell was also an extensive recording artist…. He collaborated with many acclaimed conductors, including Leonard Bernstein, George Szell, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, Andre Previn, Pierre Boulez, and Michael Tilson Thomas…. In 1990 he appeared in the documentary Stations of Bach, commemorating the 325th anniversary of Bach’s birth.”
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