Obiter Dicta Issue 13 - March 24, 2014 | Page 14

page 14 AR T S & CU LT U RE Avant Garde Vol 5: Nadia Klein MARIE PARK Layout Editor 1L student Nadia Klein, whose roots in the arts began here in Toronto, comes from a prestigious background in perfecting the cello. Since playing the cello from the young age of 6, Nadia completed her Bachelor of Music Performance at the University of Toronto before continuing on to receive her Masters of Music Performance and Professional Studies Diploma from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Then, she completed two years of her Doctorate of Musical Arts at Arizona State University (serving also as the Faculty Assistant for the cello studies). Nadia has been largely involved in chamber music for her musical career, a role she find the most comfortable, as she has played for quartets since the age of 10. Among her achievements was her membership in the national award winning Gemini String Quartet, with whom she performed with the St. Lawrence String Quartet. As well, Nadia is a freelance musician, performing for a variety of different gigs and orchestras including the Windsor and Niagara Symphonies. She also has her own contracting company called Stylish Strings, contracting string musicians for weddings, corporate events, parties, and other occasions. Nadia is part of a duo group named CelloPhone - with saxophonist Chelsea Shanoff - working on new projects, including some that they will be doing over the summer with a grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Though coming from such a rich and substantial background in professional music performance, Nadia initially considered applying to law school in 2007, following her return to Ontario from San Francisco. But that plan was put on hold, when at the same time, she was offered