Name: Frank Almond in Concert
Start: 2025-02-15T19:30:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-15T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Chemeketa Community College Theatre Auditorium

Join us for an evening of classical music's romance and passion with former Concert Master of the Milwaukee Symphony, Frank Almond.
About this Event

Chemeketa Community College is pleased to present Frank Almond in Concert.

Frank held the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for 25 years. He has also held the Concertmaster position with the Rotterdam Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev and Guest Concertmaster of the London Philharmonic with Kurt Masur.

Frank regularly performs as a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and as soloist and chamber musician throughout the US and Europe. He is the founder of his own chamber music series in Milwaukee, Frankly Music, consistently recognized for innovative programming and its ability to attract leading performers from around the world, most recently including Lynn Harrel, Orion Weiss, and the Miró Quartet.

At 17, Frank Almond was one of the youngest prizewinners in the history of the Nicolo Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy, and five years later was one of two American prizewinners at the Eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, which was documented in an award-winning PBS film.

His extensive recording discography includes a wide range of repertoire on various labels that have garnered multiple Grammy nominations.

Join us for a wonderful evening of passion and romance in a special Valentine's concert.

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