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The concertmaster (from the German Konzertmeister), first chair [1] (U.S.) or leader [2] (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the conductor , the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an orchestra , symphonic band or other musical ensemble .
Frank Xin Huang (born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese-born American violinist and teacher. Since 2015 he has been the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. [1] [2] Previous to his position in New York, Huang was the first violinist of the Ying Quartet and a professor of violin and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music, [3] then served as the concertmaster of the Houston Symphony ...
From 2011 to 2014, he was Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, [4] and in 2014 he joined the Berliner Philharmoniker as 1st Concertmaster. [5] As a chamber musician, Bendix-Balgley was the first violinist of the Athlos String Quartet, in Munich, from 2008 to 2011, and performed throughout Europe.
The concertmaster is part of the first violin section (14 players) and is charged with ensuring the first and second violins (12 players) play as one.
David Chan is an American violinist, conductor, and a concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He is one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation. He is a prizewinner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, among many others. As a conductor, Chan is praised for ...
Malcolm Lowe (born March 15, 1953) is a Canadian and American violinist and teacher. He held the Charles Munch chair as concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 2019, making him the second-longest-serving concertmaster in the orchestra's history. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Norman Carol (July 1, 1928 – April 28, 2024) was an American violinist. He was concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra for 29 years with music directors Eugene Ormandy, Riccardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. [1] Stanisław Skrowaczewski's Violin Concerto was dedicated to and premiered by Carol with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Radzynski, who is currently concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic, began studying at ICM in 2013 under the tutelage of the director of the school’s violin studio, Ben Sayevich.