Eric Wong, violist of the Vesuvius String Quartet, is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, and attends the Cleveland Institute of Music. At CIM, he studies with Paul Kantor, Eleanor H. Biggs Professor of Violin, and Kirsten Docter, violist of the Cavani String Quartet. As an alumnus of the Aspen Music Festival's Orchestral Fellowship Program, Music Academy of the West, National Orchestral Institute, and Perlman Music Program, he has worked under such conductors as James Conlon, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Gerard Schwartz, Michael Stern, and David Robertson. He has appeared in venues throughout the country, including Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Tanglewood Music Center.
Mr. Wong won first prize in the 2007 Ohio Viola Society competition and was named winner of the 2006 Louisiana String Teachers' Association solo competition. As guest solo artist, he has performed with both the Acadiana and Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestras and with the CIM Symphony Orchestra this spring as winner of the school's concerto competition. In addition to his primary instructors, he has studied privately with Heidi Castleman, Kevork Mardirossian, David Updegraff, and Zvi Zeitlin. As a chamber musician, Mr. Wong has played in numerous ensembles around the country. Coaches and mentors have included Peter Salaff and the Cavani, Miro, and Muir Quartets.
Eric Wong, violist of the Vesuvius String Quartet, is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, and attends the Cleveland Institute of Music. At CIM, he studies with Paul Kantor, Eleanor H. Biggs Professor of Violin, and Kirsten Docter, violist of the Cavani String Quartet. As an alumnus of the Aspen Music Festival's Orchestral Fellowship Program, Music Academy of the West, National Orchestral Institute, and Perlman Music Program, he has worked under such conductors as James Conlon, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Gerard Schwartz, Michael Stern, and David Robertson. He has appeared in venues throughout the country, including Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Tanglewood Music Center.
