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artrcle about a musical famiiy. Foi.cuesiions

You are going to read a newspaper
according tc ihe texi
A. C or D) which you ti^rink fits best

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answer sheet'
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rnazlng Watkins FamilY

the instrurnents'

ttthile Daci nakes

The sons are cor.nposers and prize-winning ^rii"iurt,
Matthew RYe rePorts'
Whoiefarniiiesofrirusiciansarenotexactlythat.n.rybroiherpial'iheviolintoo,buthe
oi ii"
corne uo'oit ottL woulci have none
rare. F{ow-ever, it is unusual to
both supportive and
r'r'ere
parenis
'My
perftorl}ers
that inciudes not only writers aroci
ihink I would have
'l
don'i
says'
F{uw
rexaxed"
rnaier'
pushed' And'
of music, but arsi l"-i"'ttt"nt*t
being
to
John responded very well
bY Paul's
when south' lia", ,.iroolteachers
threatened.
ieeling
than
get their ,"1] V"";- rather
to aspire
and Hett-v Watl,lns neeOed to
something
urorroJmiig ;;.;.-9*, t {^ound ihattr had to make his own
oid son, Faui, a certro to srii his
beginning
is
he
22,
irrrrorrrii.':wE io.; x"*
talents, ilrey uaiu;JJilr]".or,.
wasobvious mark as a pianist and composer,
lt
aird
o"ul",s
v"iiou,
at
had a look
l,'l"untttit"' John watkins' cello has done his
it was going io be very_expensi.ve,,J:;;'r^ryt
with it, Paui won thle string
,so tr wondered if tr could actuaily r,-uate one. tr elcier son proud.
YoLtng Musicisn of the Year
BBC
the
final o{
discoveredthatthewelshschooloiinsti*"reni
remarkablv youthful
r li.r"J, u,,o I competiticn' Then' at ihe
MaKing *u, noi'iir'i;;;;h"r.
once a ;L"k'i";
went along for evening classes

ige

o-f-z^0,

was appointed principal celiist of

a position he
ite BBC
until
instrurnent'
aboutthreeyears.,
father's
h"is
.After probaiiy ,n."" or four goes with held, still o13vi"s
a
acquired
has
he
.r".r. ii ;;t ;;;; iu'l'v"ut.'rqo*'"ho*"o"t'
the Rovai
from
loan
on
line rT violins u,.,o "iJiji, rr"'n"al
ceitro'
Rugeri
i"r""A;"i'?""ii:; rtt*i""t of ilIusic. 'Dad's not said anything
celto,, paui, I)#iU,'"0# fr
n5"0"*v
a bit l*"r *n"i
one
ano.rher
he had
well. He rnade me
about me *""i"g on' though recentiy
used
i
one
,A"d
tlie
thar's
of
#;;i;i
the
strings
got
the
he,d
thre chancelo t""n a bo-r across
one
new
my
that
rightr.rp*.til"'f:;;;;;:;;;.'J;i."t',urui^o"
admit
to
had
and
u l.rtl-ri*e each in turn
retired as a teacher to work u. uililt, a is quite nicei I think the oniy thing Dad's doesn't
aor"r1
a
to
up
'"ui'" and'mav acquire a[ter about 50-l 00
craftsman, and makes
esteern"d A;;;;;;;
right to the back
vear - seiling one to rhe,the
- is trre'poiuer to proiect
f"ur,
i.i"g.".trr"I.tJ.
was
""l
get
richer with age'
will
tlaver Jaime Laredo
if
halls'
lutg" tot"ert
^ doth paui and his younger u""tlt"', ut'*,
old''
llft" ttiY Rugeri wnich is alreidy 304 vears the
fr"*;;
plaving
television
on
were encouraged to piay n'rusic
seen
";rly
ue
;A; socn as i;;G
4""1'n1.]vil
.-

piu,.,,iil*-";;;i,
"io*sr, '1iii1"p "'"'u*s'l:

age.

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i&; *",;
f**tll;':.llJ"*?lH::'Li}
t'i"lin'
quite r""i r.. *" to take Lr: ir'e
realty
tr.,"
because Dad, who playgd.

^ne
Symphony'orchestra'

H*,:1,il5;""i'Eh'l'?11^,:{{l?.:5fitri!
'rhe wei-known
in the

new;";:i;:t;;'"*orfts.

fect the way tr piay

going to do it rny
ine wgtr<,3e ruy,';l'* aiways
gut pu"ito"'t be ableio watch himself on

perf

orrnan"u ttlttoty ooesn't

af

,rtolu,'ir.I'i"
*uV''
,nut"*"uii"i.,"]'
ni,
*itn
*"rii
playing at the
play chambei
television - irt" tut" night he is
i'io
,tring
u
up
make
to
whose String
Huw'
needed anotner violin
Noiwill
Festival'
ur, iii.T i"l" Lrt"rr"irrtu*
premiere at the
London
I learned it for about six weeks
its
tlt"i"i"g
it
to tf,e ci.,a.aJer *i-,o Quartet nJiitt" slme evening' John and Hettv
-o"it"
to it. But f ,"u1fy took
g.oup- r tlr",igr nt
'S'; friig*oo" io-tl alpl"*atic - and energetic - il
.;li'ir
,""
piayecl
;ifi-h;;"
.i';;;;;.
,it
was
I
was a very cool guy when
+'hey are t" ft""p track of all their sons"musica
lessonr."^J
he said he'd. gir)e-me some
'n"'
it all off' l-ater' they;;;;;t"d acrwitiesoverthecomingweeks'
really started