Instrument/Position:
Viola
Hometown:
Cleveland, OH
Education:
BA in performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music
Joined the Symphony:
1980
Other orchestras/ensembles/festivals you have or currently play with:
Teatro Regio di Torino, Italy; Gruppo d’arch di Torino, Italy; Canton Symphony; Monterey Symphony; Santa Cruz Symphony; Women’s Philharmonic; San Jose Symphony; Symphony Silicon Valley.
Most memorable musical experience:
Studying chamber music with both the Cleveland Quartet and the Guarneri Quartet
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing:
Hobbies:
Baking, Cooking, Reading
Favorite vacation spot:
Anywhere in Italy or the Swiss Alps
What three things can always be found in your refrigerator:
Sourdough starter, more sourdough starter, and yet another sourdough starter
If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be:
Practice more!
Do you have a “bucket list” piece of orchestral music that you have yet to play:
