Victoria Stewart, violinist, has performed in the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra since 1995. She has performed as Concertmaster of Opera Carolina, and as Assistant Concertmaster of both the New Jersey State Opera and the Texas Opera Theater. She has been Principal Second Violinist of New York City-based Teatro Grattacielo, and has performed with the Houston Grand Opera and the New York City Opera. Ms. Stewart has appeared as concerto soloist in Korea with the Pusan Philharmonic, and with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra on MBC Television, as well as with the Colonial Symphony of New Jersey. As a recipient of a Fulbright Grant for Performing Artists, she spent two years in Seoul, Korea serving as Co-Concertmaster of the Seoul Philharmonic and performing chamber-music recitals. As a freelance musician, she performs regularly with the Colonial Symphony, the Westfield Symphony, the Long Island Philharmonic, and the St. Cecilia Chorus Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. She has recorded chamber music with the Bronx Arts Ensemble. Ms. Stewart is the founder and executive director of Arco Ensemble, a virtuoso classical string orchestra which gave its debut concert in June 2007 and recorded the concertos of Bach with world-renowned violinist Elmar Oliveira in April 2009. She is also part of the Concert Artist Faculty at Kean University, where she regularly performs chamber music and outreach performances.
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