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Meet the Artist: Violinist Micah Gangwer
MICAH GANGWER, VIOLIN
Micah Gangwer has been a violinist with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra since 2011 and was appointed Concertmaster of the HHSO in 2020. He has been an active orchestral, chamber, and solo musician throughout the southeast since he moved to South Carolina in 2006. His playing has been described as “clean, clear, and virtuosic” and “absolutely ravishing” by the Columbia Free Times, and that “he has full command of the violin and can do whatever he wants with it” by Charleston Today.
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Micah made his solo debut performing with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra when he was 11 years old and won a number of regional and national violin competitions throughout his childhood and college. He has performed as soloist with various professional and collegiate orchestras across America and has been showcased on public radio and television. As a chamber musician, he has played in concerts across America and Europe including performances for ambassadors, royalty, and heads of state.
Micah was a finalist in the internationally renowned Coleman Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Lennox Trio, and has collaborated with Frank Huang, Elmar Oliveira, Alexander Kerr, and members of the Shanghai, Amernet, Miami, Debussy, and Ying quartets, among others. He has performed at many festivals including performing, touring, and recording for three summers as a member of the Echternach Festival Orchestra of Luxembourg, and served for several seasons as the concertmaster of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Orchestra in Charleston, South Carolina.
Micah lives in Charleston with his wife and violist Rachel, where he is Assistant Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony. Before moving to the Lowcountry, he held the positions of Principal Second Violin of the South Carolina Philharmonic and Associate/Acting Concertmaster of the Augusta Symphony.
Micah attended Miami University for his undergraduate studies, and the University of Oklahoma and University of South Carolina for graduate school.
