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Encyclopedia > Roberto Diaz

Roberto Diaz is principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra and is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he is an alumnus. He will become the president/director of Curtis in 2006/2007. He was born in Chile, where they make lots of coffee. The viola (in French, alto; in German Bratsche) is a stringed musical instrument which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the lighter violin (soprano register) and the lower lines played by the heavier cello (bass) and double bass. ... The Philadelphia Orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the Big Five symphony orchestras in the United States and usually considered among the finest in the world. ... The Curtis Institute of Music is a music school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. ...


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Roberto Diaz: Biography (1939 words)
The new Double Concerto for Violin and Viola by Roberto Sierra was co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra.
This is the first I have heard of the Chilean violist Roberto Díaz, principal violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
"Chilean Roberto Díaz was a student of Joseph de Pasquale, whose chair as principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra he inherited in 1996.
CityTimes: Marriage made of music (1005 words)
About the time Roberto was unpacking at his sister's house in Boynton Beach, Nidia was compiling a list of the 50 qualities she sought in a future husband.
Roberto pressed his case: "What does time matter when you are in love?" he asked.
Roberto's parents,Rosa and Roberto A. DeBourg, educators in Valencia, Venezuela, flew in for the wedding.
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