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Robert Uchida<\/h2>

Artistic advisor,<\/strong>
Chief of string<\/strong><\/p>

Robert Uchida, a Canadian violinist, has been acclaimed for his “exquisite tone, eloquence, and hypnotic intensity” (Strings magazine).<\/p>

Robert joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as the concertmaster in 2013, after holding the same position in the Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestra. He has also been invited to perform as the associate concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2005-2006 season. As a guest conductor, he has participated in projects with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>

Robert’s CD recordings include Tim Brady’s Requiem 21.5: Violin Concerto, released by Centredisques, which won the Classical Recording of the Year award from the ECMA (East Coast Music Association). He has also recorded Andrew Violette’s Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin with Innova Records.<\/p>

As a passionate teacher, Robert is a professor at the University of Alberta and has taught at Acadia University, the Manhattan School of Music, and as part of the Young Artists Program at the National Arts Centre of Canada.<\/p>

He performs on a rare 1770 Guadagnini violin, with Thomastik-Infeld Vision Solo Titanium strings from the Austrian manufacturer.<\/p>

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