Lipsett, Robert (Jascha Heifetz Distinguished Violin Chair)

B.A. in Music, California State University-Northridge. Student of Ivan Galamian, Ruth Lasley, Zelman Brunoff, Melvin Ritter, Endre Granat. Faculty, University of Southern California, Encore School for Strings. Recipient, Distinguished Teacher Award from the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Master classes given at Suzuki Institute (Chicago), Waterloo Festival, Southern Methodist University, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, Oberlin Conservatory, Keystone Festival, Indiana University, and others. Solo artist, chamber music performer, orchestral musician and freelance commercial musician in motion pictures, television and recordings; adjudicator. Students have consistently won major competitions including the Julius Stulberg Awards, Yehudi Menuhin Competition, Irving M. Klein International Violin Competition, and hold principal positions with leading orchestras.