Biography

Eli Epstein has much experience as an orchestral performer, soloist, chamber musician, teacher and conductor. Mr. Epstein joined the Cleveland Orchestra in 1987, and became Horn Instructor at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1989. He has appeared several times as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Mr. Epstein has performed at Severance Hall, Tanglewood, Philadelphia’s Academy of Music, Aspen Music Festival, the Kennedy Center, and Music Academy of the West. He can be heard on Telarc, Teldec, London/Decca, and Deutsche Grammaphon recordings. Mr. Epstein is on the faculties of The Boston Conservatory, Music Academy of the West, and the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he has served as Principal Horn of the Aspen Chamber Symphony since 2000. Many of his former students hold positions in major orchestras throughout the United States and Canada. Mr. Epstein left the Cleveland Orchestra in 2005 to devote more time and energy toward educational and creative endeavors. Mr. Epstein has presented workshops, master classes and recitals at conservatories throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Mr. Epstein has conducted ensembles at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Music Academy of the West, Longy School of Music, and The Boston Conservatory (on his Inside Out Series at the Arlington Street Church in Boston). Advocating the idea that music can be a healing force in society, Mr. Epstein has created and presented many Inside Out programs designed to help people actualize their own potential to enjoy music by accessing their memories and activating their imaginations.

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