- Roger Chase
Roger Chase (Born in London in 1953) is a British violist who currently teaches at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
Roger Chase was born in
London and studied underBernard Shore (with occasional lessons fromLionel Tertis ) during his studies at theRoyal College of Music from 1964 to 1974. Mr. Chase received his ARCM degree [associate honors diploma] in 1974, one year prior to Tertis's death. Mr. Chase is the current owner of the 1717 Montagnana viola, which is the instrument that Tertis used during the height of his performing career, originally acquired in Paris when it was in pieces. This 17 1/8" instrument was the inspiration for his developing, after his retirement, the Tertis model viola. His hope was to create an instrument more manageable by those with smaller hands, yet with the same deep sonority of his Montagnana. The 1717 Montagnana was acquired by Bernard Shore during Tertis's retirement in 1937 and upon Bernard Shore's death, was passed down to Roger Chase.Mr. Chase made his debut performance in 1979 with the English Chamber Orchestra. Since then, he has played as a soloist or chamber musician in major cities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, India, and all of Western Europe. Mr. Chase has played as guest principal violist with every major British orchestra and many others in Europe and North America, including the
Berlin Philharmonic . He served as the principal violist of the London Sinfonietta for 10 years, performed and recorded with theNash Ensemble for over 20 years, the period instrument ensemble Hausmusik of London for 12 years, as well as recording and touring with the Esterhazy Baryton Trio and numerous other ensembles.Mr. Chase has recorded for
EMI , CRD, Hyperion, Cala,Virgin , and Floating Earth Records. He has taught at the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, the Académie Internationale des Music de Chambre in Holland, and Oberlin College.Viola concertos have been written for Roger Chase by
Richard Harvey , Jonathan Lloyd and Francis Holmes.External links
* [http://www.rogerchase.com Official Roger Chase website]
* [http://www.oberlin.edu/con/portrait/200207/rogerchase.html Oberlin Portrait: Roger Chase: an Englishman in Oberlin]References
* White, John. "Lionel Tertis, The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola" (Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press, 2006): p. 153,296. ISBN 1-843-83278-X
*Liner notes to "Roger Chase and Michiko Otaki" CD. (Raymond Weiss Artist Management, Inc.)
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