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Born in Illinois to one of America's oldest and most prominent families, Stephanie Chase is "one of the violin greats of our era" (Newhouse Newspapers) and among the most accomplished and distinguished American musicians before the public today.  A top medalist of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, her performances as guest soloist with the world’s most eminent orchestras - including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, and London Symphony Orchestra - are acclaimed for their “elegance, dexterity, rhythmic vitality and great imagination” (Boston Globe), in cultural capitols such as London, Vienna, Chicago, Milan, San Francisco, Hong Kong and New York.

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What the Music Critics Write About Stephanie Chase

"surely the season's most dazzling program...." (San Francisco Chronicle)

"one of the twenty most outstanding performances in the (Beethoven Violin Concerto's) recording history” (‘Beethoven: Violin Concerto,’ Cambridge University Press)

“stunning power” and “explosive, 1,200-horsepower playing that precisely matched the scale and soul of the music” (Louisville Courier-Journal)

“no other violinist plays more truly or musically than Chase” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“elegance, dexterity, rhythmic vitality and great imagination” (Boston Globe)

“makes each work a new musical journey, riveting the audience’s attention from beginning to end”  (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

“great sense of style, matchless technique and flawless intonation” (BBC Music Magazine)

“supreme inner radiance” (NPR)

“refreshingly stylish” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

"rich, passionate tone, dead-true intonation throughout, and virtuosity galore”  (Gramophone)

"the first half... featured violinist Stephanie Chase playing (Beethoven's) Concerto in D Major. This alone was worth the price of admission." (Springfield (OH) News Sun)

"one of the violin greats of our era." (Newhouse Newspapers)

"preceded by an impressive resumé, the violinist (Stephanie Chase) confirmed that she is a concert musician of class: faultless as to technical domination of the instrument, malleable and personal in the phrasing, and resolute with authoritative mien whether in virtuosic aspects or the ample singing passages in the Mozart concerto." (La Provincia, Pavia, Italy - February 2007)

"though basically light salon music, (Friml's pieces) have so much elegance that their unabashed romantic sentimentality never seems cheap or saccharine. These performances are greatly helped by Chase's technical control, beautiful sound, rhythmic flexibility, unerring taste, and natural stylistic affinity. Avoiding condescension and exaggeration, the players bring out the charm... of the music." (Review of Bygone Days, Strings Magazine - February 2007)

"The first half...featured violinist Stephanie Chase playing (Beethoven's) Concerto in D Major. This alone was worth the price of admission." - Springfield News Sun

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