Maximilian Dimoff (born June 23, 1968) has been the principal bassist of the

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since 1997.

Career

He has appeared with the orchestra at their summer venue, the Blossom Festival, performing Koussevitsky's Concerto for Double Bass. He attended

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, where he studied with Jeff Bradetich. Before joining the

, he served as the principal bassist of the

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, and section bass in the Grant Park Symphony and the

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. Dimoff has presented master classes at the

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and several universities. He was formerly the head of the double bass department at the

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, with fellow Cleveland Orchestra bassist Scott Dixon. He is currently the head of the double bass program at the

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References

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