William
Shaub

William Shaub
William Shaub was appointed Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in May of 2017, and also serves on the violin faculty of the Eastern Music Festival. Since his concerto debut with the Canton Symphony Orchestra at age 12 he has captivated audiences as a soloist, in recitals, and from the concertmaster chair. He has served as a frequent guest concertmaster of orchestras around the world, including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Phoenix Symphony in Arizona. 
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William Shaub

Violinist William Shaub was appointed Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in May of 2017. Since his concerto debut with the Canton Symphony Orchestra at age 12 he has captivated audiences as a soloist, in recitals, and from the concertmaster chair. The winner of an inaugural Academy Fellowship with the New York Philharmonic and a graduate of the Juilliard School, he has been praised in the press as “a wonderful ambassador for music” (Cleveland Classical) and for performances "full of passion and energy, exquisitely rendered with refined details that escape one in recordings". He made his recital debut in New York as one of ten "Exceptional Young Artists" at the 2013 Starling-DeLay Symposium at Juilliard. William Shaub's solo appearances include recent performances with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Suburban Symphony Orchestra, and in venues such as Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall, Severance Hall in Cleveland, and Sanders Theatre at Harvard. He made his concerto debut with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in 2019 under the baton of conductor Mei-Ann Chen, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. In addition to performing as substitute with the New York Philharmonic, he has served as guest Concertmaster of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (U.K.), the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony,  and as concertmaster of festival orchestras, including Spoleto and the Music Academy of the West.

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