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 My daughter Bethany really enjoyed your classes at Mark O'Connor's Nashville fiddle camp. Thank you for being such an inspiration! I will have to send you some pictures. Angie |
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BOARD MEMBERSHIP |
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• President, Board of Directors, Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation • Member, Board of Trustees, Music Institute of Chicago • Member, Board of Directors, Early Music America • Member, Board of Trustees, Chicago School of Violin Making • Member, Board of Trustees, Chicago Classical Recording Foundation • Member, Board of Trustees, Chicago Music Commission • Co-chair, Classical Music Committee, Board of Governors, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Midwest Region • Member, Guild, Newberry Library, Chicago • Chair, Advisory Board, Sphinx Organization • Member, Advisory Board, Maud Powell Society for Music and Education • Member, Advisory Board, International Music Foundation • Member, Artistic Advisory Committee, Chicago Children’s Choir • Member, Artistic Advisory Council, Chicago High School for the Arts |
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| AWARDS AND HONORS (SELECTED) | |
| 2008 - | Cover story, Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine |
| 2008 - | Winner, Best Classical Entertainer, Chicago Music Awards |
| 2007 - | Winner, Best Classical Entertainer, Chicago Music Awards |
| 2007 - | First performances in Singapore, including a concert for the President |
| 2007 - | First performances in Africa, including for the President of Ghana to celebrate Ghana’s 50th anniversary of independence |
| 2007 - | UK debut (concert tour with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra) |
| 2007 - | Top Ten Classical Concerts of 1997, La Presse (for performance of the Bach Six Sonatas and Partitas at the Festival de Musique de Chambre de Montreal) |
| 2007 - | Top Ten Classical Concerts of 1997, Le Devoir (for performance of the Bach Six Sonatas and Partitas at the Festival de Musique de Chambre de Montreal) |
| 2007 - | Making a Difference in the Lives of Children Through Music Award, Music for Life Alliance |
| 2006 - | Inducted as Honorary Member, National Association of Negro Musicians |
| 2006 - | Chair, 75th Anniversary Gala “Go Where the Music Takes You,” Music Institute of Chicago |
| 2006 - | Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award, Illinois Humanities Council |
| 2005 - | Tree of Life Award, Bearcat Ball, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago |
| 2005 - | Dedication, “Caprice” by Augusta Read Thomas |
| 2005 - | In-studio performance, “Performance Today” radio show |
| 2005 - | Performance, “St. Paul Sunday” radio show |
| 2005 - | Guest Artist, “From the Top” radio show |
| 2005 - | Cover story, Fanfare Magazine |
| 2005 - | Opening Performance and Guest Clinician, American String Teachers Association national conference |
| 2005 - | Inducted as Member for Life, Illinois St. Andrew’s Society |
| 2005 - | Performance, Annual Musicale, Supreme Court of the United States |
| 2005 - | World premiere of a sonata fragment by Beethoven, broadcast live on radio and internet |
| 2004 - | Dedication, “Rush” by Augusta Read Thomas |
| 2004 - | Artistic Director, Musicorda Summer Music Festival, Massachusetts |
| 2004 - | Speaker, opening session, Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference |
| 2004 - | Nominee, Best Engineered Album, GRAMMY Awards (for “Brahms and Joachim Violin Concertos”) |
| 2004 - | Inducted as Distinguished Musician Member, Union League Club of Chicago |
| 2004 - | Winner, Best Classical Entertainer, Chicago Music Awards |
| 2003 - | Cover story, Fanfare Magazine |
| 2003 - | Recipient of the “ex-Soldat” Guarneri del Gesu |
| 2003 - | Inducted as Honorary Member, Musicians Club of Women, Chicago |
| 2003 - | Winner, Best Classical Entertainer, Chicago Music Awards |
| 2003 - | Inducted as Honorary Member, Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity |
| 2002 - | Rachel Barton Pine Violin Chair named, Music Institute of Chicago |
| 2002 - | Nominee, Peabody Award (for radio performance featuring works of living composers) |
| 2002 - | Performance, Concert for Peace in Washington Square Park, New York |
| 2002 - | Guest Artist and Host, Chicago Consortium of Community Music Schools’ Inaugural Concert |
| 2001 - | Recipient of the “ex-Lord Coke” Guarneri del Gesu from the Fazenda Iparanga |
| 2000 - | Recipient of the “ex-Elphinstone” Stradivari |
| 1999 - | Chicagoan of the Year, Chicago Tribune |
| 1999 - | Recital, Brookings Institute (for a summit on race relations), Washington, DC |
| 1999 - | National Anthem, Chicago Cubs |
| 1999 - | Profile, CBS Sunday Morning |
| 1998 - | Guest Artist, American Symphony Orchestra League National Youth Orchestra Festival |
| 1998 - | Nominee, National Public Radio Heritage Award (for "Concertos by Black Composers" album) |
| 1998 - | Mollendorf Founder’s Award, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra |
| 1998 - | National Anthem, Inaugural Home Opening Game, Chicago Fire |
| 1998 - | House Resolution, Illinois Congress |
| 1997 - | Performance, Marshall Field’s Day of Music, Symphony Center Grand Opening, Chicago |
| 1997 - | National Anthem, Inauguration of Interleague Play, Chicago Cubs |
| 1997 - | Classical Hall of Fame, Fanfare Magazine |
| 1997 - | Performance, Inaugural Dinner for Cardinal Francis George |
| 1997 - | Best Chamber Music Recording, Classical Pulse! Magazine (for “Handel Sonatas”) |
| 1996 - | “In the Limelight,” Yearbook, People Magazine |
| 1996 - | Recognition Award, Consul General of Spain, Chicago (for “Homage to Sarasate” album) |
| 1996 - | National Anthem, Chicago Bulls playoff game |
| 1996 - | National Anthem, Democratic National Convention |
| 1996 - | Torchbearer, Olympic Torch Relay |
| 1996 - | Performance, Opening Ceremony, Paralympic Games, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1995 - | Profile, People Magazine |
| 1995 - | Profile, The Today Show |
| 1995 - | Cover Story, Arts and Entertainment section, New York Times |
| 1995 - | National Anthem, Chicago Bulls playoff game |
| 1995 - | Chicagoan of the Year, Chicago Magazine |
| 1995 - | Woman of the Year, Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine |
| 1993 - | Paganini Caprice Prize, Paganini International Violin Competition, Genoa, Italy |
| 1993 - | Bronze Medal, Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1992 - | Gold Medal, J.S. Bach International Violin Competition, Leipzig, Germany (first American and youngest winner) |
| 1992 - | Second Prize, Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition, Vienna |
| 1992 - | Second Prize and Paganini Caprice Prize, Joseph Szigeti International Violin Competition, Budapest |
| 1992 - | Recipient of the “ex-Lobkowicz” Amati |
| 1990 - | First Prize, Society of American Musicians Music Contest, Young Artist Division |
| 1990 - | First Prize, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition |
| 1989 - | First Prize, Seventeen Magazine and General Motors National Concerto Competition |
| 1988 - | First Prize, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Junior Division |
| 1985 - | First performances as soloist with Chicago Symphony |
| 1985 - | First Prize, Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Illinois Bell/ WTTW Illinois Young Performers Competition |
| 1984 - | Performance, Carnegie Hall, as featured soloist on a program with a violin group |
| 1983 - | Performance, The Vatican for Pope John Paul II, as featured soloist on a European tour with a violin group |
| 1982 - | Debut as soloist with orchestra, Chicago String Ensemble |
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