/u/MainlyMozartSD's posts in /r/IAmA
In 2015, I was named principal cello of the Indianapolis Symphony at 20, making me one of the youngest principals in the country. Saturday, I'll be performing in CA's first live orchestra since COVID as part of San Diego's Mainly Mozart Festival, the US' largest gathering of principals players. AMA!
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I'm the Principal Bass of the San Francisco Symphony. (I performed with Metallica!) In one week, I'll be performing in a drive-in dual orchestra, featuring musicians of the LA Phil and SF Symphony on one stage for the first time ever. AMA!
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I'm David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra. In October, I’ll get to perform in front of a live audience alongside principal players from the LA Phil, NY Phil, Met Opera and more in what will be the West Coast’s first major orchestral concert since COVID. AMA
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I'm concertmaster of New York's MET Orchestra and a professor at Juilliard. In two weeks, I'll be conducting the Mainly Mozart Dual Orchestra where musicians of the LA Phil and San Francisco Symphony will perform together, on one stage, for the first time ever. AMA!
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I'm Martin Chalifour, concertmaster of the LA Phil. Two weeks ago, I participated in my first live concert since quarantine began - a drive-in presented by Mainly Mozart. It is the first classical concert series by a major arts org in front of a live audience in the US since quarantine began. AMA
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I'm concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony & teach music at Indiana University. Next month, I'll be performing with members of the world's top orchestras (including LA Phil, NY Phil, Cleveland, Philadelphia and MET Orchestras + dozens more) all on one stage. AMA!
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I'm concertmaster of the Nashville Symphony & a violin professor at Vanderbilt. Next month, I'll be performing with members of the world's top orchestras (including LA Phil, NY Phil, Cleveland, Philadelphia + dozens more) all on one stage. AMA!
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I'm Music Director of the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America. In two weeks, I'll be conducting top players from the LA Phil, NY Phil, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and many more of America's top orchestras. AMA.
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I'm concertmaster (principal violin) of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a professor at Juilliard. Next week, I'll be performing with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra in San Diego - the largest annual gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America. AMA!
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I'm a soprano for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In three weeks, I'll be performing with Branford Marsalis and the Mainly Mozart All-Star orchestra, which features top musicians from the LA Phil, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Phil and dozens more top orchestras, all together on one stage. AMA!
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