Talich Quartet residency offers Cal State Fullerton musicians a fresh approach

Jan Talich, baton in hand, was sitting in a circle with six violin students and long-time music professor Ernest Salem to rehearse Stravinsky’s “Apollon Musagète.”
As he made suggestions to increase the tempo or even slow it down, the Cal State Fullerton students and professor frequently made notations on their sheet music.
“The Stravinsky is a wonderful piece but it is difficult to play,” said Talich, artistic director for the Czech-based Talich Quartet, aft