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Music of the Moment: July 27, 2010
posted by: Amy Russell, Director of Artistic Programs and Partnerships

We presented our final concert of the Summerfest series on July 17th and now is the time to plan for the coming season, as we await the return of our ... More »

Summertime at the Symphony
posted by: Jessica Nalbone, Education Manager

I’m often asked by friends and colleagues what life is like during the summer at the North Carolina Symphony’s Artistic Operations and Education Departments. After all, schools on the traditional ... More »

Our Final 2010 Summerfest Concert
posted by: William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor

Our 2010 Summerfest season ends at Regency Park this Saturday with a classical blockbuster of a program that I will conduct. The concert begins with music from Handel’s Music for ... More »

Pianos on the Street Corner
posted by: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey, Communications Project Manager

"People need to get more music in their lives," says New Yorker Aaron George. We couldn't agree more. Read about a fascinating public art installation by British artist Luke Jerram, ... 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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