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Ana-Maria LaPointe, Concertmaster

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“Playing the Phil’s concert for
all ages gives me great joy each
season. The music selections
are meant to be easy and
accessible to a young audience,
with famous excerpts from
various composers. Before the
concert, having the orchestra
musicians demonstrate our
instruments is a great way to
interact with young audience
members. It’s a hands-on
opportunity to experience the
instruments and, hopefully,
inspire them to play. The young
audience is not only a possible
new audience for future
concerts but also for continuing
to make great music by joining
the orchestra in the future. I
am very excited and looking
forward to the March concert”.

-Ana-Maria LaPointe

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Ana-Maria LaPointe has been the
concertmaster of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra since 2008.
She hails from a musical family, with both parents retired musicians
from the George Enescu Philharmonic. On her mother’s side of the
family, Ana-Maria is the fourth generation of professional violinists.

Ana-Maria’s mother began teaching her to play the violin when she
was 5 ½ years old. After graduating from George Enescu High School,
she came to America on full scholarship to study at Longy School
of Music in Cambridge, MA, with Sophie Vilker, concertmaster of
Boston Ballet and accomplished pedagogue.

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