Geraldine Walther
By Joshua Kosman | Houston Chronicle
Geraldine Walther
It's been nearly a decade since听Geraldine Walther听packed up her viola and left the ranks of the San Francisco SympCalifornia drought: Major cutbacks by many Northern Californians
hony in favor of the life of a chamber musician. It doesn't sound like she regrets the decision for a moment.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been great,鈥� she said recently, her trademark ebullience coming through the phone line from central Pennsylvania. 鈥淚t's been an education, and it鈥檚 still an education.鈥�
Walther left San Francisco in 2005 after nearly 30 years as the Symphony鈥檚 principal violist to join the Tak谩cs Quartet, the brilliant Hungarian-English-American ensemble that is in residence at the听. It meant giving up a comfortable post 鈥� and a reputation as one of the orchestra鈥檚 most admired and beloved musicians 鈥� for a grueling touring schedule and a whole new body of music.
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