Hey Nester - nice to "see" you.
It wasn't my ass he was calling fat, but I did hear him say it to
someone.

I also had an interesting thing happen, which was that during my
first semester at Juilliard I became really frustrated with his
verbal abuse and stopped going much for lessons. This was during a
time when he would have us come in every day for a 10 minute lesson.
So I got called into the studio and he abused me some more about not
showing up, at which point I burst into tears and yelled at him that
he could go ahead and kick me out of his studio if he wanted to, but
that I couldn't function with him yelling at me all the time. And
strangely, showing him strength impressed him. He was super nice to
me from that time onwards. Time and again I saw him turn in an
instant from being nasty to someone to being completely sweet to me.
--Diane

--- In harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com, Nestor Cybriwsky
<cybr@...> wrote:
>
> you didn't have a fat ass
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Diane Chaplin
>   To: harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:35 PM
>   Subject: [harveyshapirocello] one liners
>
>
>   "You like that shitty tone, don't you?"
>   "Move your fat ass when you play."
>
>   --Diane
>

HA! that's why he said it!
--- Nestor Cybriwsky <cybr@...> wrote:

> you didn't have a fat ass
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Diane Chaplin
>   To: harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:35 PM
>   Subject: [harveyshapirocello] one liners
>
>
>   "You like that shitty tone, don't you?"
>   "Move your fat ass when you play."
>
>   --Diane
>
>
>
>


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----- Original Message -----

From: Diane Chaplin

To: harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:35 PM

Subject: [harveyshapirocello] one liners

"You like that shitty tone, don't you?"
"Move your fat ass when you play."

--Diane

I have quite a few that I am still too sheepish to write down in any way...
Like, for example,
the barrage of invectives he hurled at me when, before my first lesson in his
apartment he
asked, "Hey kid, what do you take to drink?" and I said, as a rather
inexperienced 19 year
old, "uhm...Vodka Cranberry?"

You all know, I'm sure, that thing he did when he would take his cigar out of
his mouth, look
at the ceiling and talk to God; "He doesn't understand!!..."


Or the scheme he had when he became absolutely convinced Ardyth Alton was
stealing the
liquor from his studio in Juilliard.

Or all the money he gave to the fire department next to Juilliard after
September 11th...

said to me at a lesson on the Locatelli Sonata,

"You have a great up-bow staccato......
too bad you can't do anything else."

--Barbara

"You like that shitty tone, don't you?"
"Move your fat ass when you play."

--Diane

I still think we should have stuffed the guy, put him in his chair in
the living room and kept paying the rent.  Where else in the city can
u get a free drink and smoke a cigar indoors?

Once in '05 I brought my chocolate lab "Chocolate" (cute huh? - blame
the kids) by to cheer him up.  Harvey was thrilled, fed him
hamburgers and reminisced about the dog he had had decades before at
his country house in Salisbury:

"What kind if dog did you have?"
"A lab.  He was stupid too."

That Xmas I got matinee tkts for my wife and 3 kids to see Spamalot,
I called to tell him we would try to stop by to see him.

"Should we come before or after?"
"Before."
"Why?"
"So you'll have to leave."

                                        - Nestor

Waddup, D?

  - Nestor

But doesn't mean he didn't get frustrated because we were indeed
idiots. One choice insult he hurled at me during a particularly painful
rendition of one of the Bach 'Gamba' sonatas  - a set he hated:

"Dear - [I knew I was in trouble] -  it's not actually supposed to
SOUND like a gamba..."

Mr. Shapiro was always proud of the fact that he could teach cellists at any level.  In truth, I think he enjoyed helping people for whom things weren't as easy.  To me, this was one of the most endearing parts of his personality.  While he would yell at me in lessons (sometimes when I was tuning!) and ask me questions like "Are you deaf, or are you stupid!?"  I knew that he always had my best interests at heart. 

One particularly colorful example happened after there was a misunderstanding about when my quartet was supposed to have a coaching with Sam Rhodes.  Mr. Rhodes finally "laid down the law" and said that if we didn't have a coaching that Friday at 12:00 we would have to take an incomplete in chamber music.  12:00 Friday was my lesson time with Mr. Shapiro.  I asked him if we could move it that week and told him why.  Of course he graciously agreed.  After that, we walked over to school and as we walked into the lobby Mr. Shapiro spotted Mr. Rhodes.  I have no idea how he recognized him.  He immediately stood up straight and yelled "RHODES!!  YOU FUCK ALL MY STUDENTS!!"  His voice echoed through the lobby and I stood there, carrying his cello, not knowing what to do or say. If I remember correctly, Mr. Rhodes just waived and continued on into the elevators.  

Mr. Shapiro taught me a lot about music and people.  If feel so lucky to have known him.  

Patrick

On Nov 13, 2007, at 11:59 PM, David Mollenauer wrote:

Hey Nestor,

I found out about Harvey's death the day he died through my standpartner who never
knew him. That was very unsettling especially since I couldn't find anything on the web
about his passing. Finally I called James Kreger and got confirmation. This was Harvey's
wish. No funeral , no obit, no fussing over him. I really enjoyed your annectode. I hope we
all can organize a memorial party at some point to honor him anyway.
--- In harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com, "ncybr55" <cybr@...> wrote:
>
> I auditioned for Harvey early in 1976, before dropping out of Harvard
> College to go study at The Juilliard and get my BM and MM there. Over
> the next 30 years or so I also became intimate with many Cuban cigars,
> bottles of Scotch, and several world championship Yankee lineups.
> While visiting him at his apartment earlier this year, something I did
> with greater dedication then going to church, I realized that none of
> the many visitors I met there would know how to reach me were he to
> falter.
>
> "Hey" I asked him with my usual lack of obsequy, "if you drop dead
> who's gonna call me?"
>
> "Not me, asshole!"
>
> I last saw him in October, but hadn't hear he died until several weeks
> after the fact. I guess the son of a bitch forgot to call me.
>
> -Nestor Cybriwsky
>

Hey Nestor,

I found out about Harvey's death the day he died through my standpartner who
never
knew him. That was very unsettling especially since I couldn't find anything on
the web
about his passing. Finally I called James Kreger and got confirmation. This was
Harvey's
wish. No funeral , no obit, no fussing over him. I really enjoyed your
annectode. I hope we
all can organize a memorial party at some point to honor him anyway.
--- In harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com, "ncybr55" <cybr@...> wrote:
>
> I auditioned for Harvey early in 1976, before dropping out of Harvard
> College to go study at The Juilliard and get my BM and MM there. Over
> the next 30 years or so I also became intimate with many Cuban cigars,
> bottles of Scotch, and several world championship Yankee lineups.
> While visiting him at his apartment earlier this year, something I did
> with greater dedication then going to church, I realized that none of
> the many visitors I met there would know how to reach me were he to
> falter.
>
> "Hey" I asked him with my usual lack of obsequy, "if you drop dead
> who's gonna call me?"
>
> "Not me, asshole!"
>
> I last saw him in October, but hadn't hear he died until several weeks
> after the fact. I guess the son of a bitch forgot to call me.
>
>                                              -Nestor Cybriwsky
>

I auditioned for Harvey early in 1976, before dropping out of Harvard
College to go study at The Juilliard and get my BM and MM there. Over
the next 30 years or so I also became intimate with many Cuban cigars,
bottles of Scotch, and several world championship Yankee lineups.
While visiting him at his apartment earlier this year, something I did
with greater dedication then going to church, I realized that none of
the many visitors I met there would know how to reach me were he to
falter.

"Hey" I asked him with my usual lack of obsequy, "if you drop dead
who's gonna call me?"

"Not me, asshole!"

I last saw him in October, but hadn't hear he died until several weeks
after the fact. I guess the son of a bitch forgot to call me.

                                              -Nestor Cybriwsky

I posted a link (see lefthand column) to an mp3 of what I am pretty sure is
Harvey playing the
Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto solo with Artur Rubinstein and the RCA Victor Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Josef Krips, recorded in NYC in 1958. Correct me if I'm
wrong; the
disc unfortunately doesn't credit the cello soloist. Soulful, beautiful playing.
JG

Seeing this response from Janos Starker fills me with many
feelings.  it is truly a wonderful time to be a cellist, and the
world has been greatly enriched with such luminaries as Harvey, Mr.
Starker, Slava Rostropovich, and many others...
...as I wrote previously, Harvey and I had been speaking, over the
phone, in recent months about my upcoming recital, in Florida, at
Polk Community College(I always called Harvey to discuss my programs
and get tips on interpretations/approaches to the works).  And, I
also have, occasionally, to flown out to Bloomington to work with
Starker, when I had bigger concerts, like a concert my former
Kimberlite Piano Trio performed, a few years back, at Kosciuszko
Hall.
My main teacher while I was at the Manhattan School was Olga
Rostropovich, and, while with her, I met and took lessons with
Harvey.  I also played for Staker, in masterclass while there, and
have since been out to IU and his home, where we talked fondly of
Harvey. I  had the pleasure of playing Bach for Olga's dad, Slava,
and he told me how much he loved Harvey--and Harvey loved Slava.
I wished to get training from the Titanic names of the cello, and
just by being around these guys was like being around Herculeses,or
Zeuses;  they just don't make cellists like they used to.
The point is that I have never met a preofessional cellist of any
worth who had anything but respect for Harvey, and to see some of
them chiming in with such fond remembrances brings, both, tears to
my eyes, and joy that they remember Harvey as we all do:  a true gem.
Cheers!
Derek Menchan

Mr/ Gordon,

I am saddened by the departure of Mr. Shapiro.  He was an outstanding member of
our
musical community and will be missed.  We honored him in Bloomington and the
memory
stays with us.

Cordially,

Starker

Welcome, Jose, and thank you for your beautiful words. Your english is wonderful
and your
sentiments are also wonderful. You have some very special memories of a Harvey
we all
knew and loved.

I do have one irrelevant question, I know you live far from San Miguel but I do
know of
an excellent violinist who lives there and has since married somebody there. If
you ever
have the occasion to be there let me know. He is recovering from breaking some
bones in
his hands but hopefully they will heal.

-Dorothy Braker (drbraker@...)

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On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 11:51  AM, joseariasluna wrote:

> I am Jose Arias, cello teacher in Xalapa, Ver. Mexico, my english is
> really bad but i thik this is not that important. I meet Mr. Shapiro
> since 1994, first in Julliard and after in his apartament. Since that
> time I went to NY about 5 times a year, I was invited by him to go to
> Florence   3 times with my family, I toke him to FIU in Miami for
> asterclasses and I was his caretaker, an honor for me.
> After some years we were really closed, most in life than in music.He
> was my confident , my guide, my master in evrything. I dont want to
> annoy you anymore with this stuff but I just wanted to get in touch.
  I
> have some recordings and many pictures, some small videos and a lot
  of
> beautyfull remembrances. Sincerely yours Jose Arias.
>

All the press and print files are now in PDF format, your browser will either
download them or
open them in a browser window (ex., latest Mac OS X Safari version). Josh

Harvey and I had been discussing my upcoming recital, on December 8th,
at the college where I teach, because I am going to play Schumann, one
of his favorite composers.  The title of my concert has already been
entitled, "A Tribute to Rostropovich;" the performance will be
dedicated also to our dear friend, Harvey.
Best,
dm

Harvey and I had been discussing my upcoming recital, on December 8th,
at the college where I teach, because I am going to play Schumann, one
of his favorite composers.  The title of my concert has already been
entitled, "A Tribute to Rostropovich;" the performance will be
dedicated also to our dear friend, Harvey.
Best,
dm

yay! it worked Josh, thanks loads!
--- Joshua Gordon <gordon@...> wrote:

> Hi, I'm on a rehearsal break at Brandeis, just managed to repost 5 of
> the press files as pdfs. Give them a try, they will most likely
> download to your computer for adobe acrobat to open (or apple
> preview), although some browsers (latest Safari) can open them within
> a web page. Josh
>
>


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Hi, I'm on a rehearsal break at Brandeis, just managed to repost 5 of
the press files as pdfs. Give them a try, they will most likely
download to your computer for adobe acrobat to open (or apple
preview), although some browsers (latest Safari) can open them within
a web page. Josh

I really wonder whether it's an issue of us not having the access to do anything
other
than view that they are there? Yahoo is a bit weird about jpg files. It may even
be a
timely thing, because there is a new fun virus out there that seems to
infiltrate
specifically through jpg files. Only reason I know this is my husband is a
computer
geek...and spent a few days cursing because even with our firewall, moat,
burning oil and
other protection he has installed around his fortress of computers, he actually
"caught"
it on the very first day (and tried to blame me for it, ha!).

-Dorothy
--- Korine Fujiwara <kfujiwara@...> wrote:

> If anyone else has had trouble viewing the press files, by trial and error I
seem to
> have found a solution.
> I saved the files to my desktop and was able to open them with both Picasa and
Nero
> Photosnap Viewer.  However, none of the other programs on my PC have been able
to open
> them.
> (I am running Microsoft XP on this computer. Haven't tried this solution on
any of my
> other computers.)
> Korine Fujiwara


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I just tried Firefox (my other mac browser) and only got gibberish
code, so I'll work on converting them into pdfs, maybe that'll be
better. Josh

--- In harveyshapirocello@yahoogroups.com, "Korine Fujiwara"
<kfujiwara@...> wrote:
>
> If anyone else has had trouble viewing the press files, by trial and
error I seem to have found a solution.
> I saved the files to my desktop and was able to open them with both
Picasa and Nero Photosnap Viewer.  However, none of the other programs
on my PC have been able to open them.
> (I am running Microsoft XP on this computer. Haven't tried this
solution on any of my other computers.)
> Korine Fujiwara
>

Korinne reported having trouble viewing the press files. With my old
mac ibook and the latest version of Safari, I find that the first
time I click on a press file it comes up blurry and unreadable, then
i go back, click a 2nd time, and it comes up clear. Not sure if it's
a Yahoo problem or a browser issue, but see if that works. Let me
know if it doesn't work, what operating system and browser you use,
and I'll try uploading the files in pdf format instead of jpg. Josh

will they fit? I certainly would love it if they could be posted!
-Dorothy
--- boydaaron1 <boydaaron1@...> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>          I have mp3s of the Primrose Qaurtet's "7 Last Words." Is there any
interest in
> my posting
> them here?
>
>         All Best,
>
>                  Aaron Boyd
>
>
>
>


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Dear All,

          I have mp3s of the Primrose Qaurtet's "7 Last Words." Is there any
interest in my posting
them here?

         All Best,

                  Aaron Boyd