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Bruce Ridge

NCS Double Bass Bruce Ridge - The John C. and Margaret P. Parker Chair

Double bassist Bruce Ridge has been a member of the North Carolina Symphony since 1987. He began his professional career when he joined the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. Ridge later studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music where he graduated with Distinction in Performance […]

Erik Dyke

NCS Double Bass Erik Dyke - The Harllee H. and Pauline G. Jobe Chair

Erik Dyke, double bassist with the North Carolina Symphony since 1978, is a graduate of the University of Michigan and native to Ann Arbor. As a student of Lawrence P. Hurst, Mr. Dyke continued studies at the Aspen Music Festival with Stuart Sankey and Peter Mercurio at the Music Academy of the West for many […]

Craig Brown

NCS Double Bass Craig Brown - The Mark W. McClure Foundation Chair

In addition to performing, what do you like about being a musician?I enjoy teaching the instrument to young people – suppose that is why I serve on the faculty at Brevard Music Center, UNC-Greensboro, and teach privately from home.What is your favorite repertoire?Favorite composers to perform would include a range from Baroque through early Romantic […]

Joshua DePoint

NCS Associate Principal Double Bass Joshua DePoint - The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Gada Chair

A native of Buffalo, NY, Joshua DePoint began studying the double bass at the age of nine. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music and a Performer’s Certificate in double bass performance from the Eastman School of Music. He went on to study at the Yale School of Music, graduating with a master’s degree […]

Leonid Finkelshteyn

Double bassist Leonid Finkelshteyn enjoys an active career as a performer and teacher. Currently Principal Double Bass of the North Carolina Symphony, which he joined in 1996, and the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra in North Carolina, since 1999, Finkelshteyn also serves on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina […]