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Robert Becker

 

Robert Becker

A graduate of the Juilliard School, Assistant Professor Robert Becker was appointed to the position of Director of String Studies at Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music in 2006. From 1982 to the present day, he has been the Principal Viola of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for all performances, tours, and recordings. He is a past recipient of Chapman University’s Excellence in Teaching Award for 2011. In the summer of 2013, he will be guest soloist/artist at the festival as well as presiding over the International String and Piano Competition in Cremona, Italy at the invitation of that host committee. In March of 2012, he was invited by the American String Teacher’s Association to present a lecture at its national convention in Atlanta, GA on “Preparing Your Young Violist for Pain-Free Playing and Limitless Musical Options.” Serving as a string adjudicator for both ASTA competitions on the west coast and VOCE competitions, he is highly sought after as a judge and workshop presenter at all levels of string playing. His students have gone on to graduate study at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Hartt College of Music, New England Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory, and are members of nationally known orchestras and chamber music ensembles. A founding member of the American String Quartet, Becker is a former winner of both the Naumberg Chamber Music Award and the Coleman Chamber Music Associations 1st Place Vera Barstow Award. Voted “Artist of the Year” by Arts Orange County for the year 2010, he is honored to continue his involvement within that talented and diverse community.