When I was a graduate student, the string quartet I played in was working on a Bartók string quartet, and our faculty coach was Robert Mann, founder and first violinist of the Juilliard Quartet.  our ideas, and how we might best articulate and convey them—and that’s one of the reasons Robert Mann was not just a great performer, but also a remarkable teacher.  our ideas, and how we might best articulate and convey them—and that’s one of the reasons Robert Mann was not just a great performer, but also a remarkable teacher