Noah Bendix-Balgley - violin
1st violin of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, at the age of 29. He was called by the Berlin Philharmonic, to play as soloist and first violin in August 2014, which he joined after his performance at the 72 Hours of August. Appointed Concertmaster in 2011 to the Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra, in 2013 the orchestra acquired a violin for Noah, dated 1732, by luthier Carlo Bergonzi, apprentice to Antonio Stradivari. Noah has been invited as a soloist alongside the Orchestras Philarmonique de Radio France, National de Belgique, I Pomeriggi Musicali de Milan, among others. 1st Prize in 2011 at the Vibrarte International Music Competition in Paris, he also won the prize for best Bach interpretation at the 14th edition of the "Andrea Postacchini" International Violin Competition, and was particularly distinguished in 2008 at the Long-Thibaud Crespin Competition. A keen chamber music player, he is a guest at Carnegie-Mellon University's School of Music, and has performed at numerous European festivals, including Verbier.
Classical concert and candlelight dinner, August 22 at 8:30 p.m.