In 1995, John Largess graduated from Yale University to join the Colorado String Quartet as interim violist with whom he toured the United States and Canada teaching and concertizing. The following year he was appointed principal violist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, a position he held until joining the Miró Quartet in 1997.

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Be sure to hear all of John Largess’ 2012 Festival performances listed below

Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 7:30 PM at Simms Auditorium/Albuquerque Academy
Barber / Beethoven / Knussen / Bartók

Thursday, July 26, 2012, 12:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Magnus Lindberg / Schubert

Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Barber / Beethoven / Knussen / Bartók

Friday, July 27, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Peter Lieberson / Oliver Knussen / Magnus Lindberg

Sunday, July 29, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Mozart / Berg / Brahms

Monday, July 30, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Mozart / Berg / Brahms

Violist John Largess began his studies in Boston at age 12 in the public schools, studying with Michael Zaretsky of the Boston Symphony, and later as a student of Michael Tree at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In 1995, he graduated from Yale University to join the Colorado String Quartet as interim violist with whom he toured the United States and Canada teaching and concertizing. The following year he was appointed principal violist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, a position he held until joining the Miró Quartet in 1997.

Also an active speaker and writer about all things chamber-musical, in 2004 Mr. Largess was invited to give a week-long audience lecture series as a part of the Eighth International String Quartet Competition at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada; he repeated this series in 2007 and 2010.

With his training in Greek and Latin Literature and his Bachelor’s degree in Archeology from Yale University, as well as studies at the Hebrew University in Israel, he has participated in excavations in Greece, Israel, and Jordan.

John loves to cook gourmet cuisine, particularly French pastry and fine desserts; luckily, he also enjoys exercising. John is a trained yoga instructor, having studied Vinyasa Power Yoga with Baron Baptiste. He also practices Kundalini, Bikram, and Astanga styles, and teaches yoga at 24 Hour Fitness and the Bodhi Yoga studio in Austin, Texas where he lives. When not standing on his head, he enjoys making his Tibetan Singing Bowl sing.

John serves as Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of String Chamber Music at the University of Texas at Austin School of Music.