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Read MoreDouglas Lemke, principal double-bass
Douglas J. Lemke currently serves as Principal Double Bass of The Virtuosi, and Associate Principal Double Bass of Konzert Opera Florence. He holds the current post as Professor of Double Bass at the Connecticut Virtuosi Music Academy. With three degrees in performance, two from The Hartt School and one from […]
Read MoreKatalin Viszmeg principal second violin
Katalin Viszmeg is a native of Makó, Hungary, playing the violin at an early age. By the age of 12, she had already appeared as a soloist and chamber musician on Hungarian National Radio. Ms. Viszmeg received top prizes at the Hungarian National Violin Solo Competition, the Hungarian National Chamber […]
Read MoreKathy Schiano, principal cello
Kathy Schiano, Principal Cellist with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Kansas, and her Master of Music degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she studied under Bernard Greenhouse. She has played with the Detroit Symphony […]
Read MoreDorota Peglow, Principal viola
Dorota Peglow received her Master of Music degrees from Academy of Music in Cracow, Poland in 2001 and from Yale School of Music in 2004. She performed with various orchestras in Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and more recently in Connecticut. For last eight years she has been a viola […]
Read MoreAbout Us:
Established in 1997, the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra is Connecticut’s premier professional chamber orchestra, based in the Greater New Britain area, and dedicated to presenting both traditional and contemporary works to the public.
Read MoreArtistic Director
Award-winning musician Adrian Sylveen enjoys a performing career in the United States and Europe. He is an artistic director of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Connecticut Lyric Opera. Mr. Sylveen has conducted approximately 35 operatic titles and has an extensive orchestral repertoire. He has conducted and performed concerts […]
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