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New Music Raleigh
posted by: Jeannie Mellinger, Director of Communications

The fall issue of Opus magazine, due out in November, includes a profile of the North Carolina Symphony’s assistant concertmaster Karen Strittmatter Galvin. You’ll read about the wedding business she ... More »

Teachers Take Center Stage
posted by: Jessica Nalbone, Education Manager

Every August, teachers from across the state flock to Meymandi Concert Hall for the North Carolina Symphony’s Education Concert Workshop. They spend an entire day of their summer vacations learning ... More »

Classical Music, Alive and Well
posted by: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey, Communications Project Manager

Here’s a music activity you may not have heard of. The world championships of Drum Corps International kicked off with the quarterfinals last night in Indianapolis. Strictly DCI for those ... More »

Your Chance for a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the North Carolina Symphony!
posted by: Amy Russell, Director of Artistic Programs and Partnerships

It’s 7:55 pm and you are settled into your seat in the balcony at the concert hall. The lights are about to dim and then you will be transported into ... More »

Meet the Musicians

The North Carolina Symphony is not just music; it's people. From composers to musicians, from conductors to staff, the Symphony is made up of a talented group of dedicated individuals who take immense pleasure and pride in bringing you the finest programs of show-stopping music season after season.

Grant Llewellyn

Music Director

William Henry Curry

Resident Conductor

Sarah Hicks

Associate Conductor

Full Musician Listing

Jeremy Winslow Preston | Violin 2

Jeremy Preston, an emerging violinist, first came to public attention at age 16 when he performed Barber's virtuosic violin concerto with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra in New York. Since then, he has performed in Canada and Brazil as well as major concert halls in the United States including Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City, Symphony Hall, Ozawa Hall and Jordan Hall in Boston, Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and Severance Hall in Cleveland. He has also performed at such major music festivals as Tanglewood and Blossom Music Festival.

Trained at New England Conservatory's Walnut Hill School and Rice University, his distinguished teachers include Marylou Speaker Churchill, Lynn Chang, Kathleen Winkler and Sally Thomas. His chamber music coaches include Norman Fisher, Pamela and Claude Frank, and the Cavani and Cleveland Quartets. He has also played for a masterclass by Yo Yo Ma.

While maintaining an active performing schedule, Jeremy is currently pursuing his Master of Music study at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a scholarship student; he is polishing his performance further with Cleveland Orchestra Concertmaster, William Preucil. Mr. Preucil states that "Jeremy Preston is a fantastic violinist who has the ability to touch listeners' hearts." He is a recipient of the Shepherd Society Award, A.W. Carter Music Scholarship, Arthur B. Cohn Scholarship and Nancy Byrd Award from Rice University, Molinary Foundation Scholarship as well as the Juliet Esselborn Geier Memorial Fellowship at the Tanglewood Music Center.

Recently appointed as a concertmaster of Cleveland's Red (an orchestra) for their January 2005 concert, Jeremy has performed with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, and was a concertmaster of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra as well as the Shepherd School Orchestra at Rice University. He has performed under the direction of such celebrated conductors as Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Mazur, James Conlon, Roberto Spano, Federico Cortese, and Oliver Mussenen.

Mr. Preston has recently been appointed as Co-Artistic Director of the Akron Summer MusicFestival with his duo partner, internationally acclaimed pianist Tatsuya Nagashima.

A native of Oneonta, New York, Mr. Preston has taught at the Walnut Hill School as well as the Cleveland School for the Arts.

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