Joseph Pach
Toronto born Violinist Joseph Pach gave his first public performance at the age of six at the MacKenzie King Century Club in Toronto performing Toselli's "Serenade". As a child, Joseph won 9 First Place Gold Medals and Scholarships in Ontario Music Festivals and Competitions. He made his Symphonic Debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto when he was 19 years old.
| VIOLIN CONCERTO PERFORMANCES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vivaldi's Four Seasons | Summer Festival Chamber Orchestra | Walter Babiak |
| Lalo "Symphonie Espagnole" | Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Victor Feldbrill |
| Hetu Double | National Arts Centre Orchestra | Mario Bernardi |
| Mendelssohn | Halifax Symphony Orchestra | John Fenwick |
| Mozart Sinfonia Concertante | Halifax Symphony Orchestra | John Fenwick |
| Carmen Fantasy, Bizet & Sarasate | CBC Orchestra | Lucio Agostino |
| Chausson Poeme | CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra | John Avison |
| Mendelssohn | BBC London Concert Orchestra | Victor Sylvester |
| Bruch G- | Niagara Falls New York Philharmonic | Rudolph Doblin |
| Brahms | Kitchener Waterloo Symphony | |
| Saint Saëns Rondo Capriccioso | Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Erich Kunzel |
| Mozart D+ | CBC Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra | Eric Wild |
| Brahms Double | Royal Conservatory Symphony Orchestra | Ettore Mazzoleni |
| Tchaikovsky | Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Ettore Mazzoleni |
Joseph holds the Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto (1947). While maintaining an active solo career he founded and led 3 string quartets. The Brunswick, resident at the University of New Brunswick for 18 years, performed, recorded and toured Canada, Britain and the U.S.
| FOUNDER & LEADER | MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR & CHAMBER MUSIC COACH | |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick String Quartet | 1972-88 | Summer Festival of Chamber Music and All that Jazz |
| UNB Pach String Quartet | 1970-72 | Courtenay Summer Music Camp |
| Vancouver Arts Quartet | 1962-64 | Blue Mountain Summer Music Camp |
| Mount Allison University | ||
| ADJUDICATOR | University of Western Ontario | |
| Sophie Eckhart Gramatte Competition | University of Prince Edward Island | |
| Saint John Music Festival, New Brunswick | Acadia University, Nova Scotia | |
| Canada Council Juror | Memorial University, Newfoundland | |
| The Violin Society of America | Bishop's, Sherbrooke Quebec | |
| The Korean Radio Festival | Victoria Conservatory of Music, British Columbia | |
In recognition of his contribution to music in Canada, Joseph Pach was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Saint Thomas University in l988 and an Honorary Doctorate of Literature from the University of New Brunswick in l993.
| DOUBLE CONCERTI | STRING TRIOS | STRING QUARTETS | QUINTETS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach A- (2 Violins) | Dohnanyi | Beethoven (all) | Borodin | Mozart | Mozart Clarinet |
| Bottesini (Pach & Gary Karr) | Mozart | Brahms (all) | Debussy | Ravel | Schubert Trout |
| Brahms (Violin & Cello) | Haydn (all) | Mendelssohn (all) | Grieg | ||
| Mozart Symphonie Concertante | SEXTETS | Schubert | Shostakovich | Dvorak | OCTETS |
| Brahms | Wolf Italian Serenade | Smetana | Bartok | Mendelssohn | |
| Tchaikovsky | Britten | Barber | Janacek | Shostakovich | |
| Tchaikovsky |