In both art and life, violinist Rachel Barton Pine has an extraordinary ability to connect
with people. Her performances exude passion and conviction, and her honesty in
communicating the core emotions of great works moves listeners worldwide. Pine’s
scholarly fascination with history enables her to bring informed interpretations to her
extensive repertoire, while her innate ability to understand and perform music of many
diverse genres captivates music lovers of all backgrounds. Audiences are thrilled and
uplifted by her dazzling technique, lustrous tone, and infectious joy in music-making.
During her 2011-2012 season she will perform with Brazil’s Orquesta Filarmonica de
Minas Gerais, Poland’s Beethoven Academy Orchestra, the Calgary and Las Vegas
Philharmonics, and the Columbus and Tallahassee Symphonies, among others.
Throughout the season she will play works by Bernstein, Brahms, Bruch, Corigliano,
Glazunov, Korngold, Ravel, Sarasate, Vaughan Williams and Vivaldi. She will also
perform the five Mozart Violin Concertos with the New York Chamber Soloists
Orchestra in Florida, Texas and California.
A Chicago native, Pine began violin studies at age three and made her professional
debut four years later at age seven with the Chicago String Ensemble. Her earliest
appearances with the Chicago Symphony (at ages ten and fifteen) were broadcast on
television. Her principal teachers were Roland and Almita Vamos, and she has also
studied with Ruben Gonzalez, Werner Scholz, Elmira Darvarova and several early
music specialists. She performs on the Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (Cremona 1742),
known as the “ex-Soldat,” on generous loan from her patron. Pine lives in Chicago with
her family.