Steven Baxter Recital Studio

As an internationally recognized pedagogue, Simon James has attracted worldwide attention as one of the foremost teachers of violin in the United States. In his long performing career, James has been a member of several prestigious orchestras, including the Seattle Symphony, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Orchestra. As concertmaster of the Northwest Sinfonia, he can be heard on hundreds of motion picture, TV, and video game soundtracks and has performed live with Pearl Jam, Elton John, Billy Joel, A R Rahman and many others. He has recorded concerti with the Seattle Symphony and the Slovak Radio Symphony with whom he premiered Richard Englefield’s Violin Concerto.

Rachel will explore traditional Scottish Fiddling techniques and Repertoire in relationship to Bruch's Scottish Fantasy which she will be performing with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra on 26 October.

The Wednesday Noon Recitals offer short performance from the full range of Conservatory activity, an ideal introduction to the world of classical music. In this edition, Trio Khaldei performs the contemporary works for piano trio, interspersed with works by YST composition majors.