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Michael Strauss
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Michael Isaac Strauss , principal violist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra since 1994 and member of the artist faculty at Butler University , performs around the world as a soloist, chamber and symphonic musician. He made his solo debut with the Minnesota Orchestra. Formerly a member of the distinguished Fine Arts Quartet, Strauss has performed at the Schleswig-Holstein and Montpellier festivals in Europe . In North America he has performed at the LaJolla, Caramoor and Banff festivals and appears on chamber music series throughout the United States . Strauss made the debut recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Sonata (I Virtuosi), and recorded David Finko’s Viola Concerto with Orchestra 2001 (CRI) and Mozart’s complete viola quintets with the Fine Arts Quartet (Lyrinx), in addition to several CDs of 20th century chamber music works with members of Orchestra 2001. In 2006 he will release a CD featuring Stamitz’s works for solo viola with orchestra.
Strauss’ work has been honored with the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Cinnamon Award, Artist Fellowship Awards from South Carolina and Indiana, First Prize of the WAMSO Competition of the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Ealing prize at the Tertis International Viola Competition. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and performs on a viola made by Matteo Albani from Bolzano , Italy in 1704.
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