Carla-Maria Rodrigues
Viola
Carla-Maria's professional life as a violist began in a long tenure
with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra where she was subsequently
appointed Assistant Principal Viola. In 1994, while serving as their
Acting Principal, she was a featured soloist in Strauss' Don Quixote
with Yo Yo Ma under the direction of David Zinman. During the 1998
and 1999 season, Ms Rodrigues was invited to join the Australian
Chamber Orchestra as their Guest Principal Viola where she performed
throughout Europe and Australia. She continues her collaboration
with the Australian Chamber Orchestra to this day, touring both
nationally and internationally.
Chamber music activities have taken Carla-Maria throughout Israel,
Europe, North and South America with such artists as Pinchas Zukerman,
Sir Yehudi Menuhin and Rudolph Serkin. She has also toured extensively
with Pinchas Zukerman as a member of the Zukerman and Friends'
Ensemble. A Founding member of the Rosalyra Quartet, Ms. Rodrigues
continues to express her passion for chamber music by devoting
much of her professional career to this genre. In 1995, Carla-Maria
was invited to perform in a series of Chamber music concerts at
the Wigmore Hall in London with Steven Isserlis and Joshua Bell.
She has been an active participant at numerous festivals including
Marlboro, Gstaad, Verbier, Santa Fe and Aldeburgh Festivals touring
nationally and internationally with "Musicians from Marlboro."
In the summer of 2000, as a guest of the Jerusalem Music Centre,
Ms. Rodrigues coached chamber music and gave masterclasses to
aspiring young musicians from all over Israel.
Future engagements this year include appearances at the VCU
Chamberfest in Richmond VA, a return to Australia to play as the
Guest Principal Viola in the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the
Chamber Music Pallisades Series in LA, the Deia Chamber Music
Festival in Mallorca where she is a founding member and the Adriatic
Chamber Music festival in Bonefro Italy.
Presently, Ms. Rodrigues resides in California where she is Principal
Viola of the San Francisco Opera Company for 6 months of the year.
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