Liana Zaretsky, Violin
Liana Zaretsky is an active chamber and orchestral musician in the Boston area. She is the former principal second violinist of Portland (ME) Symphony and appears regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and the Boston Ballet Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Zaretsky was one of the original members of the Radius Ensemble. She has collaborated with faculty from Longy School of Music and New England Conservatory, as well as with Boston Symphony musicians to perform frequently. Ms. Zaretsky holds a Master’s degree in music from Northwestern University and a Graduate Diploma degree from the New England Conservatory. Between degrees, she was a member of the New World Symphony, one of the rotating concertmasters, under Michael Tilson Thomas. Ms. Zaretsky is currently a string faculty member at the Rivers School Conservatory and at the Preparatory and School of Continuing Education at the New England Conservatory. She continues to actively work with the Boston Youth Symphonies, leading orchestra repertoire sectionals. In past summers, she was a regular member of the Peninsula Music Festival in Wisconsin. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Rivers Summer Music Program.