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RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

Special events, performances in residence, chamber music, fundraising projects throughout Hilton Head, Bluffton, Charleston and the Lowcountry.

ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE

Boston Ballet Orchestra, Section First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster…………………….. 1999– 2013
Freelance violinist, Boston and Vicinity……………………………………………………………….. 2008– 2013
Assistant Concertmaster, Boston Lyric Opera………………………………………………………. 1997 – 2008
World Festival SO, Linda Ronstadt NE Tour, Concertmaster………………………………. June-July 2002
World Festival SO, Luciano Pavarotti Concert in Boston, Concertmaster …………….. November 2001
Fort Worth Symphony, Section Violin…………………………………………………………………… 1993 – 1997
Dallas Opera, Section Violin………………………………………………………………………………… 1993 – 1996
New World Symphony, Principal………………………………………………………………………….. 1992 – 1993
New York String Orchestra, Concertmaster…………………………………………………………….. 1990, 1991
SMU Symphony, Concertmaster…………………………………………………………………………… 1990 – 1992

 

AUDITION EXPERIENCE

Seattle Symphony Orchestra…………………………………………………………………………………… May 2007
Boston Pops Esplanade………………………………………………………………………………………….. Sept. 2003
Metropolitan Opera ……………………………………………………………………………… 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003
Boston Ballet, First Violin, Section……………………………………………………………………………. Sept. 1998
Boston Lyric Opera, Assistant Concertmaster………………………………………………………………. Nov. 1997
Dallas Symphony……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Dec. 1996
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, finalist……………………………………………………………………… Nov. 1996
Houston Symphony………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Mar. 1994

 

ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDUCTORS

Michael Tilson Tomas, Eduardo Mata, Leone Magiera, Lawrence Foster, Christopher Larkin, Jose-Luis Garcia, Pinchas Zuckerman, Alexander Schneider, Donato Renzetti, Keith Lockhart, Jonathan McPhee, Stephen Lord.

 

BROADWAY

Sound of Music, Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat, Chicago, Phantom of the Opera National Tour, Aida, Seussical, South Pacific, Les Miserables, Producers, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Disney’s On The Record National Tour, Cast recording Pajama Game with Harry Connick Jr., Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby.

 

EDUCATION

Advanced Orchestra Rep. Studies, Orford Arts Center, Orford, Canada……………….. Summer 1998
Artist Diploma in Violin Performance, SMU, Dallas, TX…………………………………………………. 1992
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia…………………………………. 1987 – 1990
Latvian State Darzini School of Music for Gifted Children, Riga, Latvia………………………. 1976 – 1987
SOLOS AND RECITALS
Chamber Recitals: South Coast Chamber Society, Boston, MA…………………………………… 2003 – 2013
Chamber Recital: Old South Church, Boston, MA…………………………………………………. Summer 2006
Chamber Recital: WGBH Boston, Live Broadcast………………………………………………………………. 1999
Chamber Recital: Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA………………………………………………………………………. 1998
Chamber Recital: Lincoln Theater, Miami Beach, FL…………………………………………………………… 1993
Solo Recitals: Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, TX…………………………………………….. 1990, 1991, 1992
Solo Recitals: SMU Conservatory of Music in Taos, NM……………………………………………….. 1990, 1991
Sibelius Concerto op.47 Solo with Latvian Symphony Orchestra, Liepaja, Latvia……………………… 1988
Chamber Recital: Helsinki, Finland…………………………………………………………………………………… 1987

PRIMARY TEACHERS

Marylou Speaker-Churchill, Former Principal Second Boston Symphony Orchestra
Emanuel Borok, Former Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Valdis Zarins, Former Concertmaster, Bergen Philharmonic, Norway
MASTER CLASSES AND COACHINGS
Felix Galimir                                          Tokyo String Quartet
Emanuel Borok                                     Arnold Steinhardt
Sylvia Rosenberg                                  Lubomir Kostecky, Smetana String Quartet

 

Concert Violinist, Detailed Description of Performances                Continental USA
1993-2013
– Maintained multiple overlapping contracts, schedules, conducted research of classical repertoire and scores, planned travel arrangements and cash flow.
– Recognized for top-quality performance abilities, efficiency and reliability.
– Performances with the following musical state artists: Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Lind Eder, II Divo, Josh Groban, Deep Purple, Video Games Live, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Belle and Sebastian, Mary J. Blige, and others.
2000 – 2013                    Boston Ballet, Boston, MA
Substitute Concertmaster and Assistant Concertmaster
April 2008                     Special Boston Performance with Placido Domingo
World Festival Orchestra
March 2008                    Boston Performances at Boston Garden with Mary J Blige and Jay-Z
Boston Strings
December 2007               Irvin Berlin’s White Christmas
Boston Strings and Brass
March 2006                    Harry Connick Jr. Broadway Cast Album, New York, NY
Broadway’s “Pajama Game” cast album recording in Avatar Studios
2004 – 2005                    Disney’s “On The Record” National Tour, Continental USA
Only on-stage violin in 9 musician orchestra
November 2003               Special Boston Performance with Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Garden
World Festival Orchestra, Concertmaster
2003 – 2012                   Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Boston, MA
Concertmaster and Soloist
1997 – 2007                   Boston Lyric Opera, Boston, MA
Concertmaster and Assistant Concertmaster
2000 – 2010                   Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston, MA
First Violinist
2002 – 2004                   Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston, MA
First Violinist
2000 – 2004                   Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Boston, MA
First Violinist
1997 – 2001                   Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland, ME
Assistant Concertmaster
1994 – 1997                    Forth Worth Symphony Orchestra, Forth Worth, TX
First Violinist
1993 – 1997                    The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Dallas, TX
First Violinist
1992- 1993                     New World Symphony, First American Professional Training Orchestra,
Miami, FL.