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Avant Garde Vol 5: Nadia Klein
MARIE PARK
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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