News & Notes
the latest updates from the nro
NRO Announces ’17 Artistic & Education Intern
Currently in her final semester at The Juilliard School, violinist Allison Mase began her musical studies at the age of five. A student of Naoko Tanaka and long-time attendee of the Aspen Music Festival, she is a prize winner at the 2015 Paris International Virtuoso...
NRO 2017 Marketing & PR Intern
Kentucky native, Carey Skinner, was raised in a musical family and began studying violin at just two years old. Falling in love with its sonorous sounds, she switched to viola at age eleven. In 2011, she joined the studio of Ivo-Jan van der Werff at Rice University...
Meet the NRO’s 2017 Library Intern
A native of Minnesota, Eri grew up playing piano, drums, marimba and percussion. She attended St. Olaf College and earned a Bachelor of Music in percussion performance with distinction, and recently completed her Master of Music in percussion performance at The Boston...
Welcome 2017 Development Intern
Libby Abbott is a currently pursuing her Master’s in Arts Administration at the University of Akron while working as a Graduate Assistant. She earned her B.M. in Oboe Performance at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in 2016, studying with Professor...
Guest Artist, Christopher Taylor
Back by popular demand is Christopher Taylor joining us on June 10th, Opening Night! Among his generation of pianists, Christopher Taylor stands out as an innovative musician with a diverse array of talents and interests. During the past few years he has appeared...
Announcing 2017 Assistant Conductor
Born in Romania in 1989, conductor and violinist Radu Marian Paponiu began studying the violin at age seven, moving on to study privately with Carmen Runceanu and Stefan Gheorghiu. After coming to the United States at the invitation of the Perlman Music Program, Radu...
An Inspirational Alumna
Katie Wyatt is an accomplished musician, executive and innovator in driving social change through music. In July 2010, Katie co-founded and assumed the post of Executive Director of Kidznotes, North Carolina’s premiere “El Sistema” inspired organization. Including...
NRO Welcomes Back Production Manager
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Grace Nakano Appointed Assistant Concertmaster
Violinist Grace Nakano, NRO 2015 and 2016, was appointed the assistant concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony shortly after returning home from Breckenridge in October 2016. A native of Japan, Grace received her Master of Music in classical performance from the...