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Joanna Owen

Joanna Owen
Joanna Owen

Instrument: Violin

With the RPO since: 1998

Most influential teachers: Camilla Wicks, Zvi Zeitlin and Magdalena Rezler

My earliest musical memory is dancing while my mother practiced piano.

I knew I would make music my career when I won first place in my elementary school music competition, despite a bad case of food poisoning.

Favorite composer: Beethoven

What is your favorite part of being an RPO member? Being surrounded by gifted and inspiring musicians all the time.

I've always thought it would be fun to be CEO of a major corporation. It would be a total change of pace, but it would still involve a great deal of creativity.

My favorite thing about Rochester is the Park Avenue neighborhood.

I love to dine at India House, because they have the most incredible sauces!

What do you think is the Orchestra's most important role in our community? A professional symphony orchestra adds an exciting dimension to city life.

Biography

Joanna Owen joined the RPO in 1998. A native of Poland, she came to the U.S. to pursue her musical studies at Interlochen. She earned her master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory, and completed her doctorate at Eastman. Her major teachers include Zvi Zeitlin, Camilla Wicks and Charles Castlemann. She has performed with the Syracuse Symphony, New World Symphony and National Philharmonic. Ms. Owen divides her time between Rochester and the Washington, D.C. area where she is Associate Concertmaster of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and an active freelance performer and educator.

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