Growing up in a family of music lovers, she began violin lessons at an early age and soon surpassed all expectations. Her teacher's recommendation that she pursue advanced studies with Paul Cantor at Cleveland Institute of Music meant that the family had to relocate from their home in Michigan.

1. Violinist Caroline Goulding:Success at Seventeen
Growing up in a family of music lovers, she began violin lessons at an
early age and soon surpassed all expectations. Her teacher's
recommendation that she pursue advanced studies with Paul Kantor at
Cleveland Institute of Music meant that the family had to relocate from
their home in Michigan. Fortunately, both parents were teachers and
able to find positions in Cleveland schools, so the family was not
separated.

2. While developing into an astonishing talent, Goulding spent summers
attending Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts, studying Celtic
music on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and performing at the Aspen
Music Festival. By fifteen, she had won two violin concerto competitions
and played as the guest artist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the
Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and other
notable organizations. Because of her outgoing, social personality, she
was always one of the students, not Caroline with the violin.
Hailed as a "brilliant talent...destined for greatness" by the chairman of
the Stradivari Society, Goulding has made guest appearances on
television's "The Today Show" and "Martha" and performed on NPR's
"From the Top" and PBS's "From the Top at Carnegie Hall" with banjo
artist Bela Fleck. Her instrument is the 1617 Lobkowicz A&H.
One of her favorite pieces is Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Because it is
such a massive, athletic piece, she cautions that one must build
endurance enough to play it. Tchaikovsky dedicated it to violinist
Leopold Auer, who said it was unplayable, but it quickly became a great
favorite of players. The virtuosity it requires is immediately evident in the
first movement, which lasts 18 out of the entire 45 minutes. Goulding
laughs as she confesses that she especially loves the third movement
because, "...when you get there, you're almost done and are about to
play the exciting grand finale."

3. She acknowledges that none of her success could have come about had
she not gone to Cleveland for advanced studies. The move was far more
of a sacrifice for her family than for her, and she is grateful every day
that they did that for her.
As the recipient of First Prize in the Young Concert Artists International
Auditions and the Avery Fisher Career Grant, she has avoided the
financial problems most young musicians face. Her self-titled debut
album received a 2009 Grammy nomination. Her next recording will be
released on June 2012.
Emily Cary is a prize-winning teacher and novelist whose articles about
entertainers appear regularly in the DC Examiner. She is a genealogist,
an avid traveler, and a researcher who incorporates landscapes, cultures
and the power of music in her books and wikipedia.
Growing up in a family of music lovers, she began violin lessons at an
early age and soon surpassed all expectations. Her teacher's
recommendation that she pursue advanced studies with Paul Kantor at
Cleveland Institute of Music meant that the family had to relocate from
their home in Michigan. Fortunately, both parents were teachers and
able to find positions in Cleveland schools, so the family was not
separated.

4. While developing into an astonishing talent, Goulding spent summers
attending Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts, studying Celtic
music on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and performing at the Aspen
Music Festival. By fifteen, she had won two violin concerto competitions
and played as the guest artist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the
Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and other
notable organizations. Because of her outgoing, social personality, she
was always one of the students, not Caroline with the violin.
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