ThomasJFooleryIII t1_iqy6cml wrote on October 3, 2022 at 11:23 PM Reply to I'm concertmaster (principal violin) of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a professor at Juilliard. Next week, I'll be performing with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra in San Diego - the largest annual gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America. AMA! by MainlyMozartSD I'm a young pianist in my DMA, been gigging for a few years and starting to concertize with my solo programs. What were the first career moves you made out of conservatory, and how did you balance bill-paying gigs with career-advancing gigs? Permalink 1
ThomasJFooleryIII t1_iqy6cml wrote
Reply to I'm concertmaster (principal violin) of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a professor at Juilliard. Next week, I'll be performing with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra in San Diego - the largest annual gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America. AMA! by MainlyMozartSD
I'm a young pianist in my DMA, been gigging for a few years and starting to concertize with my solo programs.
What were the first career moves you made out of conservatory, and how did you balance bill-paying gigs with career-advancing gigs?