Kathryn Dey

Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, violist Kathryn Dey has a diverse background in performing and teaching. Active as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player, she has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Festival appearances include Sarasota Music Festival, the Festival at Sandpoint, Idaho and the Schloss Festspiel in Heidelberg, Germany. Ms. Dey is currently principal viola of the Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra and violist of the GSO string quartet. Recent concerts include an appearance as soloist with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, a concert as guest artist with the Magellan String Quartet and a performance on the 2006 Summermusic Series of Gilbertsville, NY. In May of 2006 Ms. Dey was awarded a grant from the Surdna Foundation to study and perform works for unaccompanied viola by american composer Lillian Fuchs. Ms. Dey is on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music Summer Viola Workshop.

Ms. Dey earned degrees in viola performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Eastman School of Music, where she served as teaching assistant to John Graham. Ms. Dey performs on a modern viola made by Tetsuo Matsuda of Chicago.