Elizabeth Field, violin

Elizabeth Field enjoys an active career as a chamber musician and soloist on period and modern instruments. She has served as concertmaster for The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, the Bach Festival Orchestra, and as guest concertmaster of the Washington Bach Consort, National Philharmonic, Opera Lafayette, and Choral Arts Society.

Ms. Field founded the period instrument group, the Vivaldi Project, in 2007 and directs the Modern Early Music Institute (historical performance practice for modern players). She also plays with numerous chamber groups, including Hesperus, Harmonious Blacksmith, and the Four Nations Ensemble, as well as with her mixed modern and period instrument chamber group, Arcovoce.

A former member of Brandywine Baroque, Ms. Field was also a founding member of the Van Swieten Quartet. As a Baroque violinist, she has recorded for the Hungaroton, Naxos, and the Dorian labels. Ms. Field is currently working on a collaborative DVD with fortepianist Malcolm Bilson, exploring the historical performance practice of 18th-century violin and piano repertoire. As a modern violinist, she performs frequently with the Washington National Opera and, along with her husband, Uri Wassertzug, is a member of the Novella Chamber Players.

Ms. Field studied modern training violin performance with Oscar Shumsky and Joseph Silverstein. From 1982-1991, she performed and recorded for Deutsche Grammophon with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and also performed with leading New York ensembles such as the St. Luke's Ensemble, Brooklyn Philharmonic and New York City Opera.