Andrew Fouts, baroque violin

Andrew Fouts, baroque violin, recently moved to Pittsburgh to join Chatham Baroque. In performance he has been noted for his “mellifluous sound and sensitive style” (Washington Post) and as “an extraordinary violinist” who exhibits “phenomenal control” (Bloomington Herald-Times).

In 2008 Andrew won first prize at the American Bach Soloists’ International Baroque Violin Competition and will be a featured soloist in their 2010-2011 Season. He has performed with Philharmonia Baroque, The National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, American Opera Theater, San Francisco Bach Choir, Duo Geminiani, New York State Baroque Orchestra, Modern Musick, Apollo’s Fire, El Mundo, and Ensemble Galilei, and the Four Nations Ensemble, and for the past summers has been concertmaster for the Bloomington Early Music Festival Orchestra.