Sasha Margolis
Violin
Sasha Margolis joined the Honolulu Symphony in 2003. Previously he performed with the National Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, and Michigan Opera Theatre, and was Concertmaster of Spoleto Festival USA for the American premieres of operas by Janacek, Henze, Kagel, Bellini, and Donizetti. In the summer, he plays with Glimmerglass Opera in New York.
Praised by the Washington Post for his "incisive, vibrato-rich tone," he has performed concertos of Berg and Mendelssohn under the baton of conductor Robert Spano. Here in Hawaii, he performs regularly with Pacific International Concert Artists, where he has had the privilege of playing with many of his wonderful symphony colleagues. In addition, he has been a guest member of the Arianna Quartet, and has performed chamber music with the Maia Quartet and members of the St. Lawrence and Corigliano Quartets, as well as members of the Pittsburgh, Detroit, and National Symphonies. In January 2006 he joined his father. pianist Sanford Margolis, in a recital at HPR's Atherton Hall.
Besides being a violinist in real life, Sasha Margolis recently had the chance to play one on TV. The scene was a marriage proposal on ABC's hit show, "Lost," and the bride-to-be said “yes.” This now makes him, between real life and television, a perfect four for four on marriage proposal gigs. A previous television appearance featured him portraying Shakespeare's Shylock on CBS Sunday Morning. He was also a singer and violinist with the rock band Kandru, and is an avid (and completely amateur) jazz violinist, painter, and writer. Mr. Margolis teaches violin and chamber music at the Punahou School.
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