Kate Hamilton
Viola
“Hot viola playing! [Hamilton] uses her bow to draw out a rich stew of colors . . . and has a sound like liquid gold.”
Kate Hamilton, violist, enjoys an international career as Associate Professor of Viola at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and serves as Co-Director of the International Chamber Music Festival in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. Since 2019, she has been performing in the viola section of the Berlin Philharmonic (Germany) at the Berlin Philharmonie Concert Hall. In that capacity, she has played under Sir Simon Rattle, Herbert Blomsteadt, Paavo Jarvi, and the final performances of Bernard Haitink.
As a viola soloist, Kate has been featured with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra (China), where she performed works of Max Bruch at the the Qintai Concert Hall. She also has been featured with the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Central Oregon Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra of San Jose (Costa Rica).
Recent chamber music performances include viola quintets with members of the Berlin Philharmonic in Leipzig, “Duo Novae” tour of New Zealand and Australia, and the Musica Maestri Series at the Milan Conservatory (Italy).
In August, 2025, Duo Novae will be featured as soloists with the Festival Orchestra at the International Chamber Music Festival in Joao Pessoa, Brazil.
Kate’s viola is a copy of the baroque “viola d’amore” style built by luthier Hiroshi Iizuka of Philadelphia.
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