Violinist Ellen de Pasquale takes up the role for the 2026/27 season on 20 November
The New York Pops orchestra has announced the appointment of violinist Ellen de Pasquale as its new concertmaster. De Pasquale will begin the role this season on 20 November, at the orchestra’s appearance at Carnegie Hall featuring Denée Benton and Jordan Donica.
De Pasquale has held prominent orchestral positions, including associate concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, concertmaster of the Florida Orchestra, acting associate concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony and concertmaster of the Dallas Opera.
She has performed in concert and recital across North America, Europe, and Asia, and has appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra and Nevada Chamber Orchestra, among others.
As a chamber musician, she has participated in several national Musicians From Marlboro tours and collaborated with esteemed artists such as Mitsuko Uchida, André Watts, Pinchas Zukerman and members of the Guarneri, Cleveland and Borodin quartets. She is also a former member of the Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio.
De Pasquale has served on the faculty at the Aspen Music Festival and School since 2008. She is on the faculty of The Juilliard School teaching in the pre-college and music advancement programmes. Her previous teaching appointments include the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Encore School for Strings and the preparatory divisions of Temple University and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
She studied both violin and viola at the Curtis Institute of Music and attended graduate school at Indiana University. Her teachers and mentors include Miriam Fried, Joseph de Pasquale, Josef Gingold and Felix Galimir.
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