Cheryl Norman
violin
Violinist Cheryl Norman has performed in major venues around the world such as Carnegie Hall, the Mann Auditorium in Israel, and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully and Avery Fisher halls. Her numerous honors include the first prize in the Musical Merit Auditions in San Diego and the “premier prix avec felicitations” and an artist grant from the Conservatory of Lausanne in Switzerland.
As the winner of the millennium Rome Festival Concerto Competition, Cheryl gave a series of five recitals, as well as a concerto appearance in Rome. In 2001, she was invited to the Maud Powell Festival in Illinois, where she served as recitalist, teacher, concertmaster, and soloist with the Maud Powell Festival Orchestra. There, Cheryl was honored with the “Emerging Artist Award.”
In 2003, she recorded her first solo CD in Mexico City, featuring unaccompanied violin works by Ysaye, Bach, and Hindemith. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Alice Schoenfeld. She also received a Diploma of Virtuosity from the Conservatory of Lausanne and a Masters of Music from the State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Currently a member of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and the Assistant Principal Second Violin of the Pacific Symphony, Cheryl joined the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in 2005. She also performs frequently with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and recently returned from the orchestra’s 2005 tour to Cologne, Germany. Other recent engagements have included a series of chamber music concerts in Mexico City and a 15 day tour of Europe with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, where she acted as Principal Second Violin.
