Professor of Violin
Teacher of Baroque Violin
Phone: (440) 775-8207
Marilyn.McDonald@oberlin.edu
Educational Background
•B.M., with highest honors, Northwestern University, 1964
•M.M. with honors, Indiana University, 1965
•performer's certificate, Indiana University
•Study with Angel Reyes and Josef Gingold
Performances:
Performances with Music from Aston Magna; soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony; recitals at Yale University, Wigmore Hall, Versailles, Smithsonian Institution, Caramoor Festival, Metropolitan Museum of Arts, Alice Tully Hall, the Concertgebouw.
Professional Affiliations:
Member, Oberlin Baroque Ensemble, Smithson String Quartet, Castle Trio; concertmaster, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, and Peninsula Music Festival. Faculty member, Baroque Performance Institute, Eastern Michigan University, and Case Western Reserve University. Visiting professor, Indiana University, 1991.
Recordings:
Recordings on Sony, Telarc, Decca, Pro Arte, Vox, Gasparo, Harmonia Mundi, Virgin Classics and Smithsonian labels.
Gregory (Greg) Fulkerson
Professor of Violin
Phone: (440) 775-8251
Greg.Fulkerson@oberlin.edu
Educational Background
•B.A. with honors in mathematics, Oberlin College, 1971
•B.M., Oberlin Conservatory, 1971
•M.M., Juilliard School,1979
•D.M.A., Juilliard School, 1987
•Violin study with Ivan Galamian, Paul Kling, Daniel Majeske, Dorothy DeLay
Competitions:
First prize, 1980 Rockefeller International Violin Competition.
Performances:
International soloist and recording artitst. Has performed over 30 works with orchestra, including the American Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. European tour sponsored by the Rockefeller Fondation, 1983. World tour as "Einstein" with Philip Glass Ensemble, 1992. New York recitals at 92nd Street Y, Merkin Hall, and Alice Tully Hall. Performances at Grand Teton, Marboro, Santa Fe, Musicorda and Bang on a Can fesitvals.
Professional Affiliations:
Former member, the Cleveland Orchestra, Audubon Quartet, New York New Music Ensemble, and Honolulu Symphony (concertmaster).
Recordings:
Recordings for Bridge Records include the complete violin sonatas of Charles Ives and the Sonatas and Partitas by J.S. Bach; other recordings on New World, CRI, Albany, Opus One and Nonesuch.
Assistant Professor of Violin
Phone: (440) 775-8221
David.Bowlin@oberlin.edu
Educational Background
•Bachelor of Music, Oberlin College, 2000
•Master of Music, Juilliard School, 2002
•Doctor of Musical Arts, SUNY at Stony Brook, 2007
•Studies with Roland and Almita Vamos, Ronald Copes, Philip Setzer, Ani Kavafian, Pamela Frank, and Stephen and Kimberly Sims
Competitions:
First Prize (violin), 2003 Washington International Competition
Finalist (string quartet), 2003 Concert Artists Guild Competition
Teaching:
The Juilliard School, teaching assistant to Ronald Copes, 2002-2005
Masterclasses at Stony Brook University, Cornell University, North Carolina School for the Arts, Oklahoma State University, Conservatorio de las Rosas (Morelia, Mexico)
Guest Faculty, Okemo Young Artists Program, 2007-08
Solo and Concerto Performances:
Recitals and concerto performances across the U.S., including
the Carnegie Hall world premiere of Mahagoni, a violin concerto written for Bowlin by Bulgarian composer Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin.
Chamber Music Performances:
Musicians from Marlboro performances in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Performances throughout North American and tours in Poland and Mexico with the International Contemporary Ensemble. Tours in the U.S. and the former Soviet Union with the Da Capo Chamber Players. Performances in all of New York’s major venues, including Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Zankel Hall, the 92nd Street Y, Miller Theatre, Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Space, Bargemusic, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Ensemble Affiliations:
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), founding member
Da Capo Chamber Players, 2002-2007; board member, 2007-present
Oberlin Trio
Artistic Director, Chamber Music Quad Cities
IRIS Chamber Orchestra, 2002-present
Andros String Quartet, 2001-2003
Rothko String Quartet, 2003-2005
Recordings:
Recordings for the Naxos, Albany, and Bridge labels.
Professor of Violin
Phone: (440) 775-8218
Milan.Vitek@oberlin.edu
Educational Background
•Advanced Diploma (cum laude), 1964, Prague Academy of Music
•Diploma, 1959, Brno Academy of Music
Prizes and Awards:
Bestowed Knight of the Dannenbrog, 1st Order, for outstanding contributions to cultural life in Denmark, 1999.
Adjudicator at Competitions:
Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition (Denmark)
Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition (Italy)
Sweelinck Violin Competition (The Netherlands)
Brahms International Violin Competition
Performances:
Numerous appearances as soloist and chamber musician: Czech Nonet, Trio Pro Arte, and Czech String Quartet.
Professional Affiliations:
Professor of Violin, Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1974-2001. Faculty, Musikhogskolan, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1992-2001. Associate Professor of Violin, McMaster University, 1972-1974. Founder, Royal Academy Chamber Orchestra; former Artistic Director, Danish Sinfonietta and Camerata Romana Chamber Orchestra, Sweden. (Appointed 2001.)
Jinjoo Cho
Teacher of Violin
E-mail:
jcho2@oberlin.edu
Office:
Bibbins 131
(440) 775-8198
Educational Background
BM, Cleveland Institute of Music
MM, Cleveland Institute of Music
Professional Studies Degree, Cleveland Institute of Music
Additional studies at the Curtis Institute of Music
Critically acclaimed violinist Jinjoo Cho has established herself as one of the most vibrant, engaging, and charismatic violinists of her generation. Gold medalist of the 2014 Ninth Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Jinjoo made her first appearance on the international music scene when she garnered the grand prize and Radio Canada’s People’s Choice Award at the 2006 Montreal International Musical Competition at age 17. Times Argus of Montreal proclaimed her performance of the Shostakovich Violin Concerto as possessing “an undeniable charisma and depth...with an intense lyricism and heartfelt tenderness that sent shivers up the spine.”
Since then, she has won numerous international awards including the first prize and Orchestra Award at the Buenos Aires International Violin Competition in 2010, 2nd Laureate at the 2011 Isang Yun International Music Competition, grand prize at the Alice Schoenfeld International String Competition, and the Dorothy DeLay Award at the Aspen Music Festival.
Jinjoo has concertized throughout North and South America, Asia, and Europe, performing as a soloist with such prestigious orchestras as the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (Argentina), and the Louisville Orchestra, among many others.
She has been privileged to perform with renowned artists Kent Nagano, Peter Oundjian, Michael Stern, James Gaffigan, Robert McDuffie, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Paul Neubauer, Roger Tapping, and Anton Nel. She has appeared in international venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, the Herkulessaal of Munich, Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, Seoul Arts Center, Aspen Music Festival, Schwetzingen SWR Festipiele, Festival de Lanaudière, Cleveland Chamberfest, Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul Spring Chamber Music Festival, and Tongyeong International Music Festival.
Cho’s biggest passion is arts education and audience engagement. She is the founder of the Encore Chamber Music Institute, a chamber music program for high school and college students in Hudson, Ohio. She also produces Classical Revolution Korea, a program through which musicians travel across Korea to give free concerts and meet audiences.
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Cho moved to Cleveland at age 14 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Within a few years of arriving in the United States, she had won most of the local competitions for high school and college-level students, including the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra’s concerto competition and the Cleveland Institute of Music’s concerto competition.
A passionate advocate for community outreach and education, Cho has performed at more than 100 venues, giving master classes, presenting showcases, and delivering lecture recitals. Her ties to the Cleveland community are especially apparent: She performs often for local organizations such as the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, the Beachwood Arts Council, Cleveland Clinic, the Tuesday Musical Association of Akron, CityMusic Cleveland, and others.
