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Junior Recital at Boston University (2019)

Conducting Sessions with Marin Alsop and James Ross

Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Rohan Joshi is a violist and educator currently based in Austin, Texas. He is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland, where he served as graduate assistant to Prof. Katherine Murdock. He has been twice awarded fellowships to the National Orchestral Institute (2018/2022), and was in residence at the Scotia Festival of Music as a founding member of the Hugo Quartet. As a member of the quartet, Rohan was coached by prominent clinicians – including members of the Arneis, Pacifica, Muir, and St. Lawrence Quartets. An active and passionate orchestral musician, Rohan's multifaceted performances have led him from Boston Symphony Hall to Detroit Symphony Hall. He has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, was a member of the New England Philharmonic, recorded with NAXOS as part of the labels "American Masterworks" series, and has collaborated with prominent conductors such as Marin Alsop, Joanne Falleta, and the late Bramwell Tovey. Currently, Rohan is associate principal viola of the Central Texas Philharmonic, a violist with Austin Unconducted, and regularly freelances.

Rohan graduated with a BM/BA in Viola Performance/Political Science from Boston University, and an MM in Viola Performance from the University of Maryland. Principal teachers include Daniel Doña, Katherine Murdock, Michelle LaCourse, Hye Min Choi, and Nenad Djordjevic. He has played in lessons and masterclasses for prominent pedagogues including Daniel Foster, CJ Chang, Joan DerHovsepian, Sharon Wei, Mark Holloway, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Matthew Young, and Karin Brown.

Believing that everyone deserves musical creativity and expression, Rohan’s teaching experiences have helped develop an approach which increases accessibility and diversity. His teaching style is flexible, individual and holistic, with a focus on technique, appreciation, and interpretation. Rohan’s pedagogical style is strongly aligned with Paolo Freire's “problem-posing” method. In Austin, Rohan is a lead teaching artist with Austin Soundwaves, a teacher at the Clavier-Werke School of Music, and has his own private studio.

In his spare time, Rohan enjoys reading and writing about all music on his newsletter, Highway 61. You can also catch him playing disc golf, drinking fancy coffee, reading books, and playing duets with his partner.