Stephanie Skor

Violinist Stephanie Skor holds a Bachelor of Music Degree with Honors in Violin Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Nicholas Kitchen, first violinist and co-founder of the Borromeo String Quartet. Skor’s first adventure in the professional music world was a U.S. tour with Jethro Tull. Since then, she has maintained a more traditional classical performance career in Boston. Skor is a member of the critically-acclaimed chamber orchestra Discovery Ensemble conducted by Courtney Lewis, recently named Associate Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. Discovery Ensemble, which regularly appears on WGBH radio, is committed to bringing classical music to children who are without music programs in the Boston public schools. Skor performed for five seasons with the Gardner Chamber Orchestra of the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, conducted by Douglas Boyd. At NEC, Skor became enthusiastically involved in John Heiss’s Contemporary Ensemble and has now premiered over 20 new works for chamber ensembles and solo violin. Her most recent recital program, with pianist Tim Bozarth, featured works by Franck, Ravel, Ives, and a world premiere by Boston composer Michael McLaughlin.

Skor recently became more involved with the symphony orchestras of Boston. She served as concertmaster of the Boston Opera Collaborative for two seasons, and last year won positions with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra. Skor has participated in many festivals, including the National Orchestral Institute, the Mannes Beethoven Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and of course, four summers at the Madeline Island Music Camp.