Violinist David Coucheron is concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and performed solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall and the Kennedy Center.
Julianne Lee is principal second violinist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the ASO in 2017, she served as assistant principal second violin of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Lee has toured internationally with the Australian Chamber Orchestra as guest principal violist.
Christopher Rex, the Festival’s artistic and general director, retired as principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2018 after serving in that position for nearly 40 years. He performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy before joining the Atlanta Symphony.
Pianist Julie Coucheron has won first prizes at competitions in Italy, Germany and the U.S. She has worked with Lazar Berman, Claude Frank, Emanuel Ax and Vladimir Feltsman and toured internationally. Ms. Coucheron is Artist-in-Residence in Piano at the Kennesaw State University School of Music.
