Guillermo Perich is a
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
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violin
The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...
ist.
He has worked with the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore SO has its principal residence at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. In 2005, it bega ...
, the
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the
Havana Philharmonic
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , the
Mischakoff Quartet, the
Walden Quartet, the
Saint Louis String Quartet, and as a
violist
; german: Bratsche
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with the
Baltimore String Quartet. He has also performed at the
Chautauqua Music Festival and the
Aspen Music Festival
The Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) is a classical music festival held annually in Aspen, Colorado.
It is noted both for its concert programming and the musical training it offers to mostly young-adult music students. Founded in 1949, the ...
. He retired after 20 years of teaching at the
University of Illinois school of music,
Urbana, Illinois. In his career, he has traveled and taught in at least 25 of the 50 states as well as in
Spain,
Germany,
Austria, and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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References
Cuban violinists
Male violinists
Living people
21st-century violinists
21st-century male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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