If you like a silly game, count the letters in your name
Dutch violinist Rudolf Koelman was interviewed on Dutch radio last Sunday, presenting his newest Paganini CD. He made the observation that many famous violinists have exactly thirteen letters in their name -- see below. But not Paganini: he has 14. This made me think of this totally silly game.
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B-A-R-T M-E-I-J-E-R= 10
S-T-E-P-H-E-N B-R-A-V-A-T-I= 14
L-A-U-R-I-E N-I-L-E-S= 11
R-A-P-H-A-E-L K-L-A-Y-M-A-N= 14
B-R-Y-A-N H-O-N-G= 9
J-O-S-H-U-A B-E-L-L= 10
H-I-L-A-R-Y- H-A-H-N= 10
A-N-N-E H-O-R-V-A-T-H= 11
J-A-S-M-I-N-E R-E-E-S-E= 12
S-A-N-D-E-R- M-A-R-K-U-S= 12
E-M-I-L-L-Y G-R-O-S-M-A-N= 13!!!!!!!!!!! DING, DING, DING!!!!!!
C-O-R-W-I-N S-L-A-C-K= 11
A-N-N-E-M-A-R-I-E P-R-O-U-L-X= 15
S-M-I-L-E-Y H-S-U= 9
M-A-R-I-N-A- F-R-G-O-U-L-A-S= 14
T-O-M- H-O-L-Z-M-A-N= 10
O.K. V.Commies!!!!!!!!! Start listing names to see what the # of letters in their name adds up too!!!!
Patricia Baser= 13
I have 11? Fine, I quit.
(Smile)
I've got 14 letters and I'm very happy and honoured to be in a list with Vivaldi, Paganini and Grumiaux. Definitely quite good enough for me!!!
Dimitri Adamou
13 XD
dang! If Stephen had been spelt Steven I could have been a contender....
Don`t forget Simon Fischer next to Julia Fischer....
Cheers,
Buri
TASHA MINER = 10. I'm up there with Hilary Hahn. Close enough. =P
This is not a ‘silly’ game at all…!!! But if we use the universal code-conversion table……… 1= a, j, s; 2= b, k, t; 3= c, l, u; 4= d, m, v; 5= e, n, w; 6= f, o, x; 7= g, p, y; 8= h, q, z; 9= i, r We may arrive at a Psychic reading of our given names. We use the given name because this is our way of greeting each other, therefore when our name is spoken this sends out a vibration to the universe. Our given name gives us who we will be in our lives, our personality, our direction, if a person uses an abbreviation of their name, or a nickname, then this is used instead of the given name. I noticed Buri is the only member mentioned with their nickname….. 2+3+9+9=23.…2+3=5. The given name vibration of 5.…………… Freedom is of major importance to you. You are a free thinker, and may at times have an unorthodox way of doing things. You are well aware of the intuitive side of your nature, and are willing to make the changes in your life, that are necessary for your personal growth. You are a knowledgeable person and you can carry a conversation on many different levels. As a deep thinker you at times may go a little too deep, when sorting out your concerns, and it is important to you to be free from the restraints of the past. How close is that Buri…?
Ausar Merr Amon = 13 Im with Jascha heifetz!!!
I got Kreutzer. Figures.
Kristin Mortenson
(a/k/a Kristin Oppenheim)
There are several more greats with 13 letters. Three of which are:
1. Joseph Szigeti 2. Pablo Sarasate 3. Georges Enescu.
Also Erick Friedman = 13.
Here's a few more twelvers.................
Nigel Kennedy.
Rachel Podger.
John Holloway.
Otakar Sevcik.
Anton Stamitz.
Igor Oistrakh.
Must not forget....
Jean-Luc Ponty and Jerry Goodman.
I knew it! I am indeed destined for fame!
cool....13 for me too.....even if I use my maiden name....
how about benno rabinoff = 13
If I use my maiden name I get 12....can I count the space and make it 13. LOL
I'm another 10'er. I even sing 10'er!
P.R.U.N.E.=5
Oliver, didn't Erick Friedman add the "K" to the end of his first name in order to add up to 13? At Heifetz's suggestion? I thought I read this somewhere...
Yes.
Okay I just saw this, what the! Bart! Get my name off that list, for crying out loud!
But all right, 11 letters for me. I guess if I'm going to join the ranks of famous people simply due to the number of letters in my name, I might as well get really pretentious about it and add a few more 11-letter friends:
W-I-L-L-A C-A-T-H-E-R
S-H-A-K-E-S-P-E-A-R-E
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Anne, look at that, one more thing in common!
Oliver, Thanks!
Laurie, Graeter's, Mr. K, and 11. There's no stopping us now...
And, another 13 is Jeffrey Holmes, the luthier that posts here.
L - Y - D - I - A - J - O - Y - Y - O - D - E - R -
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 -10 -11- 12- 13! HOORAH!!!!!
(I hope middle names count)
15 does this means I'm too good or too mediocre??? Surely the second... : ( AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Ann-Mary Proulx = 13 ( see It's all because I'm a Frenchie... : )
lol
Anne-Marie
Thanks for that link Dimitri.............now I am little confused.Should I become a famous violinist by adding a letter to my name..?....Henryk Butcher. OR, should I bcome a rock star by subtracting a letter..?..........Henry Bucher. ( OH, I remember being in a lot of trouble with my french teacher when I scribed my name on my excersise book......Henri Boucher. )
I think it might be a little TOO LATE for either................well now I know what to do in the next life.
if I count right
19 for Hansjuergen Kohlhaas....wow
if I stick to the German Umlaut ü it's 18 and shake hands with ...OMG
Haj
C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N-F-E-R-R-A-S= 15
R-A-C-H-E-L-B-A-R-T-O-N-P-I-N-E= 16
T-A-S-M-I-N-E-L-I-T-T-L-E= 13!!!!!!!
R-U-G-G-I-E-R-O-R-I-C-C-I= 13 !!!!!!!
M-I-C-H-A-E-L-M-C-L-E-A-N= 13 !!!!!!!!!
This has always been a silly issue for me when filling out forms.
Crisostomo Chaves Zulueta = 23
another prime numer
Wow, just realized I have 19 letters in my, same as Bach, and same initials too!
Jeremy Stephen Buzash (JSB)
Johann Sebastian Bach (JSB)
I'm pretty sure that this was not intentional on my parents behalf since they probably didn't know who Bach was before I started playing his pieces, lol.
Fumiaki Miura - 12
Clara-Jumi Kang - 13
Yura Lee - 7
Yusuke Hayashi - 13
Hyuk Joo Kwun - 11
Solenne Païdassi - 15
Congratulations to all!
Greetings,
I think I am right in saying you missed an absolutley fantastic 13er:
Aldo Ferraresi.
Anybody interested in a truly devilish player should wake up and smell the roses....
Cheers,
Buri
Erick Friedman may have added a letter to his name so that it might contain 13 letters, but that's nothing compared to Jascha Heifetz himself, who must have left Darkest Russia for the same reason. In Cyrillic it's only nine: Ja-sch-a H-e-i-f-e-ts.
If I go with Chris instead of Christopher I have 13...maybe I should change all my future programs...
For some reason, that would make you sound more like a jazz musician.
...hmm, Vince Guaraldi: 13. Bob Brookmeyer: 13...
I-N-G-R-I-D C-L-E-M-E-N-T 13!!!! YEY!!!
R-O-Y-C-E-M-F-A-I-N-A-S-R= 13 Woo Hoo!!!!!!
{Royce M. Faina Sr.}
Wow, 13 letters in my name.
And sharing birthdays with famous 13's: Heifetz & Kreisler!
I should really start to practice a lot more :-)
(Maybe on average most people, not just violinists, have names of 13 letters???)
(And I should practice more regardless of what could come out.... )
No!! I want 16 because A-N-N-E-S-O-P-H-I-E-M-U-T-T-E-R has 16!!!!!!!
I am changing my name.
From now on, you all must call me Jasmine Rees-Reese.
Thank you for respecting my wishes.
Why not, Jasmine Jazy Reese?
Because I spell Jazzy with two Zs. Jazy is more like that rapper Jay-z.
Okay, well we have to come up with something for me so I can get into the Anne-Sophie Mutter leagues.
How about 'Jazi'. Looks exotic almost Arabic!
J-E-N-N-I --- T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N = 13 woohoo!
Does that mean I'll fail at the masters I just applied for in jazz vocals?
Thank you all for your responses! Keep them coming.
Bart Meijersky -- I knew there was a way to get to 13!
I heard that Erick Friedman originally spelled his name without the "k", and that it was Heifetz who encouraged him to add it, to get to the "lucky 13". This can be a delicate matter, and I never asked Glenn Dicterow (with whom I studied) if he ever added the 2nd "n" to his name from similar encouragement.
I once had a teacher named Arturo Delmoni (13) who (I think half-seriously) said that I should re-spell my name with an "f" to get to this supposedly magic number. I told him that I liked my name the way it was, and after going home and thinking about it, told him at the next lesson about Paganini and Grumiaux (- didn't think about Vivaldi-) whose names came to 14 letters, like mine!
BTW, a couple of pretty good fiddlers named Aaron Rosand and David Nadien did rather well for themselves with just 11 letters a piece. The moral of my story? Darned if I know!
PS Henry Butcher, are you serious/knowledgeable about your numerology? Your reading of Buri sounds somewhat like my concept of myself - maybe that's why I like him! Please do me!
A+N+N+A+M+E+Y+E+R=9
9 is also my lucky number :)
Karen Allendoerfer = 17
Karen Lona Allendoerfer =21
I like Corelli fine, but I like Mozart better. Keep the middle names!
S-m-i-l-e-y H-s-u-b-e-r-g (13)
The one and only jewish chinese violin virtuoso
Didn`t Benno Rabinoff also add an F to get to the magic 13. When I was growing up no athlete wanted to wear the #13. It was considered unlucky.
BTW, it depends on the tradition. In the Jewish tradition, 13 is an auspicious number. Moses cited 13 attributes of God, and of course a young man gets Bar-Mitzvah'd at the age of 13.
I wonder who started this tradition in the violin world? I suspect it was Heifetz. I heard that he was supersticious, and he was close friends with Fritz Kreisler, who not only also had 13 letters in his name, but with whom he shared the same B-day - Feb. 2.
Here's a warm welcome to Galina Heifetz!
Can we add Nathan Milstein under the number 14 and David Nadien under the number 11?
T H E O D O R T A I M L A = 13!!
I'm going to be famous now!!
Still haven't had my first lesson but we'll see if this theory will stand :)
Oh, I have a friend too who has 13 letters but hmm.. he's not a violinist, simply a good pianist.
My name gives 12. I suppose when I'm on the verge of becoming famous, I might add another letter. Something like Emanuel Tabora or Manuel Taborah. I kind of like Taborah, it seems somewhat misterious, or something...
<<PS Henry Butcher, are you serious/knowledgeable about your numerology?>>
No, not in the slightest, just thought I'd add to the sillyness of the thread.
And if Buri's reading sounds like the concept of your self then maybe your reading is really Buri's. Oh I don't know, all the readings sound somewhat like my concept of my self.........?
Raphael.......9+1+7+8+1+5+3 = 34, 3+4 = 7.
The given name vibrations of number 7....
You may have a quiet and reserved nature, and excel at whatever you do, especially in the fields of learning and teaching. You have an inner depth that may seek to discover the answers to the question of why we are here and what is the purpose of existence. You can at times, be so absorbed in what you are doing that you may forget that there is also a physical side to your nature. A solitude life attracts you, especially if there has been some turmoil in your life.
Keywords.......
Existence, discovery, teaching, learning, quest of knowledge, peaceful, physical, health, solitude, tranquility.
Aww bummer. I'm married now and it's too late to change that ;) Would have had 13 letters.
Oh well, I'll have to settle for being a fun loving teacher. I can live with that. :D
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