Background
Charles Pikler has been a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1978 and was appointed principal violist in 1986 by Sir George Solti. He has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, and is active as a chamber musician. Also the concertmaster of the Oak Park Symphony, Pikler has recorded for Cedille Records. His teachers have included Bronislaw Gimpel and Roman Totenberg.
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