Violinist FRITZ GEARHART has performed for audiences from coast to coast. The third generation of professional musicians in his family, Gearhart has appeared in concert from coast to coast as recitalist and chamber musician. He has appeared in major halls in the United States including Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y and the Kennedy Center as well as several concerts in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie. Recent appearances outside the U. S. include appearances in South Korea, Austria, Croatia, Spain and Germany. His recordings are heard frequently on National Public Radio, including past live broadcasts on WFMT Chicago, WQXR in New York and most recently KQAC in Portland Oregon. Gearhart has also been featured on NPR’s nationally syndicated program Performance Today. A sampling from the press: "...a sizzling performance..."(The Wall Street Journal), "...supple and imaginative..."(The New York Times), "...a superlative evening of musicmaking..."(New York Concert Review), and "Gearhart is a bold assertive player..."(Strad). Formally a faculty member at the University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Oregon School of Music, East Carolina University and Indiana University at South Bend, Gearhart taught at the university for many years of his professional career.