Detroit lures principal viola from Toronto

Detroit lures principal viola from Toronto

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norman lebrecht

January 21, 2016

The Detroit Symphony, seen not long ago as a welfare case in a ruined city, is regenerating with real talent.

Latest recruit is Eric Nowlin, 35, currently associate principal viola at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Over recent months Leonard Slatkin has added a concertmaster and principal clarinet, flute, bass, timpani, percussion, cello and oboe.

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Comments

  • Emil Archambault says:

    Will Nowlin continue with the New Oxford String Quartet?

  • MacroV says:

    New ORford (blame autocorrect?). Its members already are divided between the Montreal and Toronto symphonies, so hard to see how a move to Detroit would make things any more complicated.

    • Emil Archambault says:

      Gulp. Living in the UK has been messing with my geography, clearly.

      True about the split between orchestras, but it makes one another orchestral schedule to coordinate.

  • John Zion says:

    Congratulations to Eric on the new position! He’ll stay with the New Orford String Quartet which was recently praised for being “the finest new string quartet in recent memory” by Scott Cantrell in the Dallas Morning News.

  • Michael Klotz says:

    Eric is a fabulous player and a great guy. I’ll never forget how beautifully he played in the Naumburg Competition finals. Bravo Eric!

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