Montréal-based violinist Russell Iceberg has recently won the Golden Violin and Peter Mendell Competition awards. A recent graduate of McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, Russell studied with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Concertmaster Andrew Wan. Other significant teachers include Phyllis Freeman, Blair Milton, Naoko Tanaka and Scott Yoo. Previous solo engagements include performances with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, the Northwestern University Alumni Symphony, and the Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra. As a passionate chamber musician, Russell has co-founded three string quartets, the Iceberg, Persée, and Myriade Quartets. As a member of these groups, Russell has advanced to live rounds and semi-finals of prestigious chamber music competitions, including the Young Concert Artists Competition, Premio Paolo Borciani, Trondheim, Chesapeake, and WDAV. Russell has also been fortunate to collaborate with many esteemed artists in chamber music performances, including Andrew Wan, Philip Chiu, Philip Ying, YegorDyachkov, Eric Nowlin, Jennifer Frautschi, and Charles Richard-Hamelin.
Le violoniste Russell Iceberg, basé à Montréal, a récemmentremporté le prix du Violin d’Or et le prix Peter Mendell. Récemment diplômé de l’École de musique Schulich de l’Université McGill, Russell a étudié avec le premier violon solode l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Andrew Wan. Sesautres professeurs notables incluent Phyllis Freeman, Blair Milton, Naoko Tanaka et Scott Yoo. Les engagements solo précédents de Russell incluent des performances avec le Maryland Symphony Orchestra, le Northwestern University Alumni Symphony et le Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra. Passionnant de musique de chambre, Russell a co-fondé trois quatuors à cordes; les Quatuors Iceberg, Perséeet Myriade. En tant que membre de ces groupes, Russell s’estqualifié pour les rondes et les demi-finales de prestigieuxconcours de musique de chambre, notamment le Young Concert Artists Competition, Premio Paolo Borciani, Trondheim, Chesapeake et WDAV. Russell a également eu la chance de collaborer avec de nombreux artistes celebrés dans des performances de musique de chambre, notamment Andrew Wan, Philip Chiu, Philip Ying, Yegor Dyachkov, Eric Nowlin, Jennifer Frautschi et Charles Richard-Hamelin.