Ron Francois, violin
Ronald Francois
His performances as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician have consistently won Francois the acclaim of notable musicians. A recipient of the Quebec Arts Council Grant, he began his career under the tutelage of concert violinist Daniel Heifetz and members of the Guarneri String Quartet. Francois concertized all over the U.S.A. and abroad with Heifetz as soloist, and as a member of his Classical Band. Ron has performed several major solo works with orchestras in Canada and throughout the United States. He recently performed Joseph Schwantner's Angelfire for violin and orchestra with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein's Serenade for solo violin and orchestra in Guanajuato, Mexico and in Colorado.
As a chamber musician Francois’ experience is far-reaching. As a former member of the internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble I Music de Montreal, he toured extensively and recorded two CD's with this ensemble on the Naxos Label. He is the former violinist of the Mendelssohn Trio. For six seasons he toured with this fine ensemble in the U.S. and abroad.
In the Duo Francois with pianist Silvana Santinelli, he has performed all over Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and China. The Duo Francois has commissioned three new works for violin and piano and will be recording works by Andrew Paul Mac Donald, James David, and Juan Trigos on the Centaur label in 2016.
In addition to his performance activities, Francois serves as head of the String Division at Colorado State University, where he has been on the faculty since 2002.
His performances as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician have consistently won Francois the acclaim of notable musicians. A recipient of the Quebec Arts Council Grant, he began his career under the tutelage of concert violinist Daniel Heifetz and members of the Guarneri String Quartet. Francois concertized all over the U.S.A. and abroad with Heifetz as soloist, and as a member of his Classical Band. Ron has performed several major solo works with orchestras in Canada and throughout the United States. He recently performed Joseph Schwantner's Angelfire for violin and orchestra with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein's Serenade for solo violin and orchestra in Guanajuato, Mexico and in Colorado.
As a chamber musician Francois’ experience is far-reaching. As a former member of the internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble I Music de Montreal, he toured extensively and recorded two CD's with this ensemble on the Naxos Label. He is the former violinist of the Mendelssohn Trio. For six seasons he toured with this fine ensemble in the U.S. and abroad.
In the Duo Francois with pianist Silvana Santinelli, he has performed all over Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and China. The Duo Francois has commissioned three new works for violin and piano and will be recording works by Andrew Paul Mac Donald, James David, and Juan Trigos on the Centaur label in 2016.
In addition to his performance activities, Francois serves as head of the String Division at Colorado State University, where he has been on the faculty since 2002.
