Amy Galluzzor,
Violinist
Praised
for her “stunning rendition [of Danses sacrés et profanes]” (WGBH
Boston) and her “incredible speed and energy” (Sarasota Herald Tribune),
Amy Galluzzo enjoys an active career as both a chamber musician and
soloist. As a member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, she tours around
the United States, performing a wide range of repertoire. Amy has
performed at several prestigious summer festivals, including the
Tanglewood Music Festival, Chelsea Music Festival, Taos, and Sarasota
Music Festival, and has collaborated with artists such as Masuko Ushioda,
Carol Rodland, James Buswell and members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. More unusual collaborations include Yihan Chen, pipa, Scott
McConnell, steel pan, and Dariush Saghafi, santoor.
Recent highlights include Carpe Diem’s Carnegie Hall debut in 2017 and
the release of Amy’s first several recordings: The Art of Calligraphy
(Albany Records), featuring the music of one of NPR’s 10 Favorites,
Iranian-born Reza Vali, and Volumes 4 and 5 of the complete String
Quartets of Sergei Taneyev (Naxos Records). Current recording projects
include the complete string quartets of D.C.-based composer Jonathan
Leshnoff (both on Naxos Records) and more music by Reza Vali. Carpe Diem
String Quartet has been the recipient of many grants and awards,
including the 2015 Chamber Music America Commissioning Grant, five PNC
ArtsAlive Grants.
A finalist in the Naftzger Competition and the New England Conservatory
Concerto Competition, and recipient of the Jules C. Reiner Prize for
violin, Amy has been heard in recital and concert across Europe and
America and has served as concertmaster under the batons of conductors
such as Kurt Masur, Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos and Christoph von
Dohnányi.
Amy Galluzzo began her violin studies in Great Britain and went on to
study with Dona Lee Croft, a professor at the Royal College of Music,
London. Amy received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music with
Honors, and a Graduate Diploma from the New England Conservatory in
Boston, where she studied with Marylou Speaker Churchill and James
Buswell. She has studied with members of the Borromeo, Brentano,
Shanghai, American and Concord Quartets.
Amy teaches through the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and
Continuing Education department. She has given masterclasses and
workshops at University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University,
Florida State University, Palm Beach University, Eastern Arizona College
and numerous music programs for students of all ages and has taught at
the Bennington Chamber Music Conference since 2015.
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