Masumi Rostad

Assistant Professor of Viola

B.M, M.M. The Julliard School

Masumi Rostad has been heralded as headed for "the big career" by New York Magazine and has distinguished himself with numerous prizes and awards. In March of 1999, as a Juilliard competition winner, Mr. Rostad performed the world premiere of Michael White's Viola Concerto in Avery Fisher Hall with conductor James DePreist. In January of 1999 he gave the New York premiere of Paul Schoenfield's Viola Concerto with the Juilliard Symphony. The New York Times described it as "magnificently performed." He has also performed concertos with the Mozart Players Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall and the New York Youth Symphony at Queens College's Colden Center. Mr. Rostad was winner of the Bronx Arts Ensemble's Young Artist Competition Grand Prize, and the Lillian Fuchs Award for outstanding graduating violist at The Juilliard School, where he received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Mr. Rostad has performed internationally as a member of the International Sejong Soloists and the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra and has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival.