Richard Roberts
CONCERTMASTER
SEASON PARTNER
Musician of the OSM since
1982
Previous experience
Assistant Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra (1974-82)
Academics and teachers
Josef Gingold (1964-68)
Henryk Szeryng (summer 1970)
Janos Starker and William Primrose (chamber music)
Favorite composers
Bach, Mozart, Strauss, Brahms et Beethoven
Favorite works
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Mozart’s operas
Strauss’s tone poems
Other occupations
Teaches violin at McGill University, Concordia University and Domaine Forget.
Has given master classes at Indiana University, UCLA, Northwestern University and the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Other interests
I like woodworking and home renovation.
Father of 5 children
