Instrument: Violin

Biography

Margaret Leenhouts earned a bachelor of arts magna cum laude in European History from Yale University and went on to complete a doctorate in violin performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music in 1993. Additional musical studies included work at the Mannes College of Music and the Juilliard School with world-renowned violin pedagogue, Dorothy DeLay.

The recipient of the First Prize for Chamber Music at the American School of Arts in France, she was a member of the Eos and Evergreen String Quartets and has performed chamber works at the British Arts Center of Yale, the Eastern Music Festival and the Virtuosi Series at the Eastman School of Music. She is currently the first violinist of the Rochester Philharmonic String Quintet which presents programs to schools throughout the Rochester area.

In addition to her solo and chamber music work, Dr. Leenhouts has been a member of the New Haven, Grand Rapids and Honolulu Symphony Orchestras as well as on the faculties of Hope College and Mansfield University.

Fortissimo! Inc. is honored to have Ms. Leenhouts on board the 4 x 4.