Kaderabek, Elizabeth

She is a violinist who is the daughter of Frank Kaderabek who was the Principal Trumpet with the Philadelphia Orchestra before he retired. She began studying the violin when she was six years old with Mischa Mischakoff and took her further studies at the Philadelphia Music Academy.

She performed with the New York City Opera National Company for 10 years, being the concertmaster for her last three years with them.

For the last few years she has been second violin for the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia performing with them in events such as Handel’s Messiah staged by Drexel University and accompanying the hip hop artist Thee Phantom.

She has been a violinist with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra during the summer months and been first violinist with the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra and Opera Philly. She has also worked with The Philly Pops and at the Haydn in the Desert music festival.

Appearing on several CD recordings she has performed on Defected in the House: Miami 06 by Simon Dunmore, Stars and Gardens – Volume 4 by Echolyn, Epiphany Project by Epiphany Project and Holiday Pops by Peter Nero & The Philly Pops.

In the field of musical education she has taught a huge range of private musical students while also being a faculty member of the University if the Sciences.

She was awarded the Helen T. Carp Distinguished Service Award by the Phildelphia Youth Orchestra for the 1983-4 season

Here’s an excerpt of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia performing Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme”..

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