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Paul Arnold, Violin

Violinist Paul Arnold has been a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra for 23 years and is a familiar personality in the Philadelphia classical music scene. He has appeared as a recitalist and chamber musician with such diverse personalities as Yefim Bronfman, Christoph Eschenbach, Tan Dun, Keith Jarrett, the New Arts Trio, and the Emerson Quartet. Mr. Arnold has appeared numerous times in the Saratoga Chamber Series directed by Chantal Juillet, where he has worked beside Gil Shaham, Truls Mørk, and Sarah Chang. Mr. Arnold has also been featured over 20 times in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Chamber Music series performing widely contrasting repertoire.

Mr. Arnold gives master classes around the country. He has most recently given classes and performed at Cornell University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Bucknell University.

Before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mr. Arnold was principal second violin of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he made numerous solo appearances. He is a founding member of both the Society Hill Quintet and the widely touring Dalihapa Ensemble.

Mr. Arnold is an active lecturer on subjects musical and has given scores of pre-concert talks for The Philadelphia Orchestra. His series “I have a friend in the Orchestra” has delighted concertgoers and has endeavored to break down barriers and enhance the audience’s full enjoyment of the musical experience.