Virginia Barron
Violist Virginia Barron is equally adept as a chamber player, orchestral musician, and teacher. A native of Toronto, Canada, Virginia received her training at the University of Toronto and the Manhattan School of Music. Her principal teachers were Lillian Fuchs, Kim Kashkashian, and Paul Armin. An experienced orchestral player, Virginia has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Lyric Opera Orchestra, and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. She has been a regular sub with the Chicago Symphony for the past 18 years, and has gone on five international tours with the orchestra, most recently to Amsterdam, London, and Lucerne, under Bernard Haitink.
An ardent chamber musician, Virginia has served the Colorado College Summer Music Festival for many years, as performer, teacher and Associate Director. She is also Associate Director of the Sweetwater Chamber Music Weekend in Owen Sound, Ontario, and heads the Education Committee of that festival. Other summer chamber music festivals she has appeared at include Ravinia, Grand Teton, Algonquin, Yellow Barn, and the Greenwood Music Camp. She has performed frequently with Robert Aitken’s New Music Concerts in Toronto, and is heard on a recent Naxos release of the music of Elliot Carter. A dedicated teacher and chamber music coach, she has also served on the faculties of the University of Toronto and Roosevelt University in Chicago, Il.
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