Joshua Weilerstein

Joshua Weilerstein (in front of the orchestra with a dark suit) at a concert with the NDR Radiophilharmonie , the clarinetist Sharon Kam and the composer Thorsten Encke in Hanover

Joshua Weilerstein (* 1987 in Rochester (New York) ) is an American violinist and conductor . He is Artistic Director of the Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne and Deputy Director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra .

Life

Weilerstein's parents are the first violinist of the “Cleveland Quartet” Donald Weilerstein and the pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein. His sister is the cellist Alisa Weilerstein, born in 1982 . Joshua Weilerstein studied orchestral conducting with Hugh Wolff at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and violin playing with Lucy Chapman . In 2011 he obtained a Master of Music . Weilerstein attended master classes with David Zinman at the Aspen Music Festival, among others . In 2007, Weilerstein was invited by Gustavo Dudamel to be the first non- Venezuelan guest member of the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Juventud Venezolana to play Simón Bolívar on a tour through America as a first violinist.

In 2009 he made his debut as a conductor with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra . In 2010 he conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Juventud Venezolana Simón Bolívar for the first time, with his sister Alisa Weilerstein playing the cello as a soloist .

In 2011, Joshua Weilerstein and Case Scaglione were appointed deputy directors of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra . He is currently the artistic director and conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.

Weilerstein is the author and speaker of the podcast "Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast".

Awards

In 2009 he won both the first prize and the audience prize of the Nikolai Malko competition
In 2012 he was awarded the Career Assistance Award of The Solti Foundation US honored

Web links

Commons : Joshua Weilerstein - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Ed.): Program booklet for the symphony concerts on January 10th and 11th, 2019 of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hannover , Hannover 2019, p. 5

↑ Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne - JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN - OCL - Musique classique - Concerts - Opéra - Musiciens . In: Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne . ( ocl.ch [accessed October 10, 2018]).

↑ Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast. Accessed October 10, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Weilerstein, Joshua
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American violinist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rochester (New York)

[1] Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Ed.): Program booklet for the symphony concerts on January 10th and 11th, 2019 of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hannover , Hannover 2019, p. 5

[2] Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne - JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN - OCL - Musique classique - Concerts - Opéra - Musiciens . In: Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne . ( ocl.ch [accessed October 10, 2018]).

[3] Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast. Accessed October 10, 2018 .