Michael Lieberman pursues a busy and varied career as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher. He performed as the on-stage violist for the world premiere and national tour of Philip Glass’s opera In the Penal Colony. He was the music director and violist for Tempo of Recollection, a theatrical staging of Czech composer and … Continued
Praised for his “astonishingly beautiful tone and wide-ranging color palette” (Performing Arts Review), Brazilian-American violist Victor de Almeida is principal viola of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and assistant principal viola of the Pacific Symphony. He has previously served as principal viola of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the … Continued
Georgi Dimitrov is thrilled to join the Milwaukee Symphony and play in its beautiful Allen-Bradley Hall. Georgi was born in Bulgaria and came to the United States as a high school student. He graduated Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, Massachusetts and enrolled in college at the California Institute of the Arts in … Continued
Erin Pipal has played viola with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra since January of 1998. She grew up in Kaneohe, HI, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in music from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, OH.
Violist Nathan Hackett is a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and principal violist of both the Milwaukee Ballet and Milwaukee Chamber orchestras. Very active in chamber music, Mr. Hackett is a founding member of the Philomusica String Quartet, in residence at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Now in its third year, the critically acclaimed … Continued
Coming from Austin, Texas, Alejandro was a member of the Austin Symphony and the indie band Montopolis. He has performed at numerous music festivals such as the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. More recently, he has been a guest artist at the Sunset … Continued
Beth joined the Milwaukee Symphony in March 2016. Previously, she was a member of the San Antonio Symphony and has played with the Houston and Saint Louis Symphonies. Over the summers, Beth is a member of the Grant Park Festival Orchestra in Chicago. At the age of 6, Beth began Suzuki violin lessons in her … Continued
Samantha Rodriguez is thrilled to be a part of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, serving as assistant principal third chair violist. Previously, she was third chair of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the viola section for nine years. Rodriguez is also a frequent substitute with the Minnesota Orchestra and is principal violist of … Continued