, ▁Joseph ▁Sz ig eti , ▁David ▁O ist rak h , ▁Henry k ▁Sz ery ng , ▁Leonard ▁P enn ario , ▁William ▁Prim rose , ▁Greg or ▁P iat ig or sky , ▁Jean - Pierre ▁R amp al ▁and ▁other ▁l umin aries . ▁Tem ian ka ▁was ▁equally ▁ade pt ▁on ▁the ▁vi ola ▁as ▁the ▁viol in , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁played ▁it ▁during ▁these ▁even ings , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁concert ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁with ▁Isaac ▁Stern ▁in ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Moz art ' s ▁S inf onia ▁Con cert ante ▁( which ▁he ▁also ▁performed ▁on ▁viol in ▁with ▁William ▁Prim rose ▁on ▁vi ola ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁the ▁Gro ve ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Mus icians ▁said ▁of ▁Tem ian ka ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁"... known ▁for ▁his ▁f law less ▁master y ▁of ▁his ▁instrument , ▁a ▁pure ▁and ▁express ive ▁tone , ▁and ▁force ful ▁yet ▁elegant ▁interpret ations ." ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Jim ▁S ve j da ▁at ▁Class ical ▁K US C ▁FM ▁radio ▁a ired ▁a ▁four - hour ▁program ▁of ▁record ings ▁by ▁Tem ian ka , ▁the ▁P agan ini ▁Quart et ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁Chamber ▁Sym phony . ▁ ▁The ▁P agan ini ▁Quart et ▁Tem ian ka ▁founded ▁the ▁P agan ini ▁Quart et ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁quart et ▁drew ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the