Violin Master Class with Leila Josefowicz

Leila Josefowicz made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1994 with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and has since appeared with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras and eminent conductors. She is a strong advocate of new music, a characteristic which is reflected in her diverse programs and her enthusiasm for premiering new works. Ms. Josefowicz has recently premiered concertos written for her by Esa-Pekka Salonen/Los Angeles Philharmonic, Steve Mackey/St. Louis Symphony and Colin Matthews/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Recent appearances include performances with the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota Orchestras, the Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston and Cincinnati symphonies; Carnegie Hall appearances with the St. Louis Symphony and American Composers Orchestra; and recitals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, St. Paul and at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. Engagements in Europe include appearances with the Royal Concertgebouw and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras, the London, Munich and Czech Philharmonics, London Symphony and Finnish Radio Orchestra; and performances in Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon, Cologne, Berlin and Budapest.