Lawrence Dutton (born 9 May 1954) is an American

violist The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the v ...

, and a member of the

Emerson String Quartet The Emerson String Quartet, also known as the Emerson Quartet, was an American string quartet initially formed as a student group at the Juilliard School in 1976. It was named for American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson and began touri ...

. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree from the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

where he studied with

Lillian Fuchs Lillian Fuchs (November 18, 1901 – October 5, 1995) was an American violist, teacher and composer. She is considered to be among the finest instrumentalists of her time. She came from a musical family, and her brothers, Joseph Fuchs, a viol ...

. He is a Distinguished Professor on the music faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Distinguished Artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in Macon, Georgia. Dutton has been the artistic advisor of the Hoch Chamber Music Series since 2001. He collaborated with the late Isaac Stern in the International Chamber Music Encounters both in Jerusalem, Israel and Carnegie Hall. In 2015 the State University of New York Board of Trustees named Dutton to the Distinguished Rank. Dutton is married to violinist Elizabeth Lim-Dutton. They have three sons.

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