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David Coucheron regularly performs in some of the world’s most impressive concert
venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall Weill Hall, The Kennedy
Center in Washington, and with orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic,
Trondheim Philharmonic, Bergen Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, and Sendai
Philharmonic. David holds degrees from The Curtis, Juilliard and
Guildhall Schools and his teachers include Aaron Rosand, Igor Ozim,
Lewis Kaplan and David Takeno. In addition he has collaborated with
many distinguished artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Vassily Sinaisky,
Jacqueline Ross, Andre Emelianoff, Christian Eggen, Joseph Silverstein,
Timothy Eddy, and Ronald Leonard.
On December 15, 2009, David was named concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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Amy Moretti
made her New York concerto debut in 1998 in Carnegie Hall and her
international recital debut at the San Miguel de Allende Festival in
1997. Her chamber music appearances include performances in Rome's
Gonfalone Oratory, New York's Weill Recital Hall, and Seattle's
Benaroya Hall, as well as numerous music festivals including Aspen,
Chamber Music Northwest, and Amelia Island. Her many solo appearances
have included performances with the Asheville, Florida, North Carolina,
Omaha, Oregon, and Richmond symphony orchestras. Formerly concertmaster
of the Oregon Symphony and Florida Orchestra, Ms Moretti has made guest
concertmaster appearances with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, New York
Pops, CityMusic Cleveland, and the Brevard, Colorado, and Grand Teton
music festival orchestras. She studied with Donald Weilerstein
receiving her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland
Institute of Music graduating valedictorian. Ms. Moretti is
director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in the Townsend
School of Music at Mercer University.
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Reid Harris maintains an active solo and chamber music performance schedule while serving as Principal Violist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Harris is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his principal mentor was Abraham Skernick. He undertook additional studies with William Primrose and Joseph de Pasquale. While at the Music Academy of the West, he was chosen by Primrose to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award for a violist. He has performed with the Players at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall and has participated with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. He has taken part in recordings by REM and Stone Temple Pilots. Prior to his ASO appointment, he served as Assistant Principal with the Baltimore Symphony from 1975 to 1979.
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Christopher Rex joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Principal Cellist in 1979, the same year in which he became the first cellist ever to win the string prize in the Young Artists Competition of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Mr. Rex founded as in Artistic Director of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. He also serves as Artistic Director of the Madison Chamber Music Festival in Madison, Georgia, and has appeared as recitalist and chamber musician across the nation. After studies at the Curtis Institute and the Julliard School, he was a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra for seven years before coming to Atlanta. Mr. Rex is a talented painter as well, and created the cover or the new Georgian Chamber Players two-CD set, "Our Sunday Best."
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Elizabeth Pridgen has distinguished herself as a
soloist and chamber musician. Recent concerts include appearances at
Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, the Tilles Center on Long Island, and the “Rising Stars Series” at the Ravinia Festival.
Ms. Pridgen has also performed at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall’s
Weill Recital Hall, and the Kosciuszko Foundation, and in recitals in
Washington D.C., Aruba, Curaçao, and throughout the Southeast. She has
appeared as soloist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Rome Symphony
Orchestra, and Dekalb Symphony Orchestra. For seven consecutive seasons
she has been a featured performer at the Amelia Island Chamber Music
Festival.
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Valentina Lisitsa has been described by critics as a "bona fide angel playing" and an
"electrifying pianist", the Ukrainian-born and has been
receiving rave reviews ever since here debut in Avery Fisher Hall for
Mostly Mozart Festival. With her multi-faceted playing described as
"dazzling", Valentina is at ease in a vast repertoire ranging from Bach
and Mozart to Shostakovich and Bernstein. Her orchestral repertory
alone includes more than forty different concerti performed so far. She
admits to have a special affinity to music of Rachmaninoff and
Beethoven. She performed all Rachmaninoff's concerti and next year will
perform "The 5th " with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. She is embarking on
an ambitious project of recording all of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas -
often a lifelong task which was achieved by a very select few artists.
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