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Simon
Ertz joined the Degas Quartet in June 2002; before that he was pursuing
a doctoral degree in viola performance at Michigan State University where
he was also a teaching assistant. Simon grew up in the north west of Scotland
and moved to Manchester to study at Chethams and to have regular lessons
at the age of seventeen. After two years there he studied viola at the
Royal Northern College of Music with Roger Raphael and Simon Rowland-Jones.
Simon was a member of several chamber music groups which won prizes including
the Terrence Weil and Leonard Hirsch competitions. He was also awarded
the Thomas Barret memorial prize for viola. By the time Simon graduated
from the RNCM he was working with orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic,
Northern Chamber, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
After two years working in the UK, Simon
moved to Michigan to continue his education. As well as completing his
Master's degree at Michigan State University, he served as assistant principal
viola of the Greater Lansing Symphony and played in the orchestra's string
quartet.
During his time in Syracuse, Simon was
a member of the Syracuse Symphony and played at Carnegie Hall with them
in April 2003. He has also made chamber music appearences with members
of the orchestra including concerts for the 2003 Geneva festival.
Simon Ertz plays a viola made by his brother, Neil
Ertz.
Emily Popham, violin | Timothy Peters, violin | Philip von Maltzahn, cello
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