Jason Totzke

Violin, Viola

Violinist Jason Totzke has performed in the United States, Canada and Europe. He has been heard on WXXI Radio Rochester (NY) and has been heard as soloist with the Pro Arte Chamber Ensemble of South Florida and with the Boston Chamber Ensemble. He is a former member of the Syracuse Symphony and performed with the Rochester Philharmonic for nearly a decade. While completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at thee Eastman School of Music, he taught at the University of Rochester and at Rochester’s Hochstein Music School where he was a founding member of the Hochstein String Quartet, and appeared in chamber music recitals with faculty members of the Eastman School and with principal players of the Rochester Philharmonic. His performances have received acclaim from the press which describe him as having consistent “character, poise, and tender phrasing” (Sun Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale). Dr. Totzke currently resides in San Francisco and has performed with numerous orchestral and chamber music ensembles throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently the concertmaster of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra and a faculty member of the Golden Gate Philharmonic Youth Orchestras.