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SHORT:
Violinist Leah Gale Nelson specializes in the historical performance
practices of the 17th and 18th centuries. Based in New York City, she
has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout North
America and in Europe, and her interpretations of baroque and
classical music have put her in demand as concertmaster throughout
the United States, working with Chicago Opera Theater and conductor
Jane Glover in critically acclaimed productions of Monteverdi’s operas
in Chicago and New York; as guest director for Lyra Baroque Orchestra
in Minneapolis; and leading Handel’s Messiah in countless
performances throughout the country. In 2007, Ms. Nelson began a
traversal of H.I.F. Biber’s “Rosary Sonatas” in concerts in New York and
in Minneapolis at the Basilica of Saint Mary, a journey that inspired a
recording of the collection for the Lyrichord label. She has performed
with most early music ensembles along the east coast, from Boston
Camerata to the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, including the
American Classical Orchestra, Clarion Music Society, Concert Royal,
and Dublin’s Opera Theatre Company (at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music). Ms. Nelson holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Chicago
Musical College and a Master of Music degree from Mannes College of
Music in New York, where she studied violin with David Nadien and
baroque violin with Nancy Wilson.
SHORT:
Violinist Leah Gale Nelson specializes in the historical performance
practices of the 17th and 18th centuries. Based in New York City, she
has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout North
America and in Europe, and her interpretations of baroque and
classical music have put her in demand as concertmaster throughout
the United States, working with Chicago Opera Theater and conductor
Jane Glover in critically acclaimed productions of Monteverdi’s operas
in Chicago and New York; as guest director for Lyra Baroque Orchestra
in Minneapolis; and leading Handel’s Messiah in countless
performances throughout the country. In 2007, Ms. Nelson began a
traversal of H.I.F. Biber’s “Rosary Sonatas” in concerts in New York and
in Minneapolis at the Basilica of Saint Mary, a journey that inspired a
recording of the collection for the Lyrichord label. She has performed
with most early music ensembles along the east coast, from Boston
Camerata to the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, including the
American Classical Orchestra, Clarion Music Society, Concert Royal,
and Dublin’s Opera Theatre Company (at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music). Ms. Nelson holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Chicago
Musical College and a Master of Music degree from Mannes College of
Music in New York, where she studied violin with David Nadien and
baroque violin with Nancy Wilson.
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SHORTER:
Violinist Leah Gale Nelson specializes in the historical performance practices of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Based in New York City, she has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout North America and in
Europe, and her interpretations of baroque and classical music have put her in demand as concertmaster
throughout the United States. In 2007, Ms. Nelson began a traversal of H.I.F. Biber’s “Rosary Sonatas” in concerts
in New York and in Minneapolis at the Basilica of Saint Mary, a journey that inspired a recording of the collection for
the Lyrichord label. She has performed with most early music ensembles along the east coast, from Boston
Camerata to the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, including the American Classical Orchestra, Clarion Music
Society, Concert Royal, and Dublin’s Opera Theatre Company (at the Brooklyn Academy of Music). Ms. Nelson
holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Chicago Musical College and a Master of Music degree from Mannes
College of Music in New York.
Violinist Leah Gale Nelson specializes in the historical performance practices of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Based in New York City, she has performed as a chamber musician and soloist throughout North America and in
Europe, and her interpretations of baroque and classical music have put her in demand as concertmaster
throughout the United States. In 2007, Ms. Nelson began a traversal of H.I.F. Biber’s “Rosary Sonatas” in concerts
in New York and in Minneapolis at the Basilica of Saint Mary, a journey that inspired a recording of the collection for
the Lyrichord label. She has performed with most early music ensembles along the east coast, from Boston
Camerata to the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, including the American Classical Orchestra, Clarion Music
Society, Concert Royal, and Dublin’s Opera Theatre Company (at the Brooklyn Academy of Music). Ms. Nelson
holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Chicago Musical College and a Master of Music degree from Mannes
College of Music in New York.
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