Violist Masumi Per Rostad joins Eastman School of Music string faculty

The University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music has announced the appointment of Pacifica Quartet violist Masumi Per Rostad to its string faculty.

'Masumi Rostad is a superb performing artist who is also a deeply committed teacher,' said the US school's dean of music Jamal Rossi. 'He has forged a career built on a foundation of artistic excellence coupled with entrepreneurial savvy. We are thrilled that he will build upon the legacy of exceptional string teaching here at Eastman.'

Rostad added: 'I am humbled and thrilled to join the faculty of the Eastman School of Music. It is a great honour to be included on such a prestigious roster of world-renowned musicians who have shaped and will continue to shape the music world immeasurably with their guidance and artistry.'

A graduate of the Juilliard School in New York, where he studied with Karen Tuttle, Rostad has performed as a member of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet since 2001, and has toured extensively as a soloist. He and his Pacifica colleagues have served on the faculties of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University.