Meet the Music Director
Meet the Musicians
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Charles Dimmick
Instrument: Violin
Charles Dimmick joined the Portland Symphony Orchestra as a member of the violin section in 1999, and became Concertmaster of the orchestra in 2002. Charles began playing the violin at age 5, and his professional career began at age 16 with the Springfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra. He went on to become Associate Concertmaster of the Dayton Philharmonic while still pursuing his undergraduate degree at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. In addition to his position with the PSO, Charles can be heard as Concertmaster of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and as a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic. Charles has performed as a soloist with the Portland Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, University of Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, Maine Mid-Coast Orchestra, and the Miami Valley Symphony. This season includes performances as a featured soloist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra. Charles is an active recitalist, soloist and teacher in the New England region and can be heard in recording on the Naxos, New World, Artisie 4 and Arsis labels.
Charles' primary teachers include Joseph Silverstein, renowned soloist and former Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Victor Romanul of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; and Stacey Woolley of the Cincinnati Symphony. Charles has attended both the prestigious Tangelwood Music Center and the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra in Verbier, Switzerland. He has performed under the leadership of Seiji Ozawa, Robert Spano, Claudio Abbado, Andre Previn, James Levine, Yuri Temirkinov, Zubin Mehta, Paavo Jarvi, Kent Nagano and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Notable chamber music highlights include working with both the Tokyo and Juilliard String Quartets. Charles lives in Boston with his wife Rachel, piccolo player in the PSO, and their two cats Donald and Dillon.
Charles' primary teachers include Joseph Silverstein, renowned soloist and former Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Victor Romanul of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; and Stacey Woolley of the Cincinnati Symphony. Charles has attended both the prestigious Tangelwood Music Center and the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra in Verbier, Switzerland. He has performed under the leadership of Seiji Ozawa, Robert Spano, Claudio Abbado, Andre Previn, James Levine, Yuri Temirkinov, Zubin Mehta, Paavo Jarvi, Kent Nagano and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Notable chamber music highlights include working with both the Tokyo and Juilliard String Quartets. Charles lives in Boston with his wife Rachel, piccolo player in the PSO, and their two cats Donald and Dillon.
