BACKGROUND
Northwestern University
Robert Hanford is currently concertmaster of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Previously, Mr. Hanford was the associate principal second violinist of the Minnesota Orchestra. He has also been a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chicago's Grant Park Symphony. He has appeared as soloist on many occasions with both the Minnesota Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony. Mr. Hanford attended Northwestern University where his principal teacher was Dr. Myron Kartman. He graduated with first prize from the Orpheus Conservatory in Athens, Greece. During the summers, he serves as concertmaster and instructor at the Birch Creek Music Festival in Wisconsin and also performs with the Richmond Chamber Players in Virginia. Mr. Hanford lives in Evanston with his wife, also a violinist, and their two sons.
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