Violinist Daisuke Yamamoto, known for exhibiting “immense virtuosity and probing musicianship”, is originally from Marietta, Ga. He recently completed his tenure as a violin fellow of the New World Symphony. While at New World, he has soloed with the orchestra, performing Bruch Scottish Fantasy. He was also invited to Medellin, Colombia, where he led sectionals and masterclasses as well as performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Medellin Philharmonic. An avid orchestral performer, he has performed with many orchestras across the US, including the Cleveland Orchestra on numerous occasions, New World Symphony, and Spokane Symphony.
As a concertmaster, he has led the New World Symphony on several occasions both at the New World Center and the Adrienne Arsht Center, Spokane Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, Blossom Festival Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. His performances have taken him to many great concert halls in America and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, Festspielhaus, and the KKL Concert Hall. He has worked under such notable conductors as Michael Tilson-Thomas, Franz Welser Most, Fabio Luisi, James Conlon, Robert Spano, Jeffrey Tate, and David Zinman. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with Robert McDuffie, Ida Kavafian, Peter Wiley, Steven Tenenbaum, the Jasper Quartet, Concertmastermembers of the Cleveland Orchestra, Tokyo String Quartet, Duo Patterson, and Jerry Wong.