Past events

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HIGHLIGHTS

2024

RAE KHALIL “is it worth it” single

EXPATS ON AMAZON tv show by Lulu Wang music by Alex Weston

RADIO CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR violin sub 

NEW YORK WINTER JAZZ FEST WITH JOSE’ JAMES

2023

OLIVIA RODRIGO AT THE LATE NIGHT COLBERT SHOW

SOLO VIOLIN FOR SHOSHANA BEAN AND KRISTIN CHENOWETH AT THE APOLLO 
NPR TINY DESK FOR POST MALONE 
HALSEY AND STRING OCTET at the NJPAC (New Jersey) two shows 
ED SHEERAN  “subtract” tour at the  MET in Philadelphia 
ED SHEERAN STRING COORDINATOR for subtract tour, hiring string sextet for 14 dates throughout the States
STRING CONTRACTING FOR KATY PERRY : TIFFANY event in NYC
NATHANIEL RATELIFF at  David Geffen Hall Lincoln Center 
SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE  world premiere live in concert : Concertmaster of Broadway Sinfonietta
“LITTLE RICHARD : I am Everything” documentary , string quartet 
“&  JULIET” BROADWAY SHOW  substitute violin since JAN 2023 
SOFIA CARSON and DIANNE WARREN for CNN HEROES live on CNN 

2022

AUDREY MC DONALD at CARNEGIE HALL 
THE TONIGHT SHOW with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - four nights residencies  
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN  four music videos for “Only The Strong Survive” album 
RY X AT WEBSTER HALL  string quartet 
NYFW FOR ALEJANDRA ALONSO ROJAS  solo violinist for NYFW ss23
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL violinist in string ensemble for Chitaozihno and Xororo’
CARNEGIE HALL- D NICE AND GUESTS  Ashanti | Jadakiss | Slick Rick  etc..
THE BROADWAY SINFONIETTA FOR CARNEGIE HALL CITYWIDE : Concertmaster for the concert in Bryant Park 
“A STRANGE LOOP “JENNIFER HUDSON  Recording session, string quartet  
RECORDING SESSION FOR KRYSTLE WARREN AND THE FACULY at  Electric Garden, string quartet
RECORDING SESSION FOR “EMILY IN PARIS”  at the Power Station  ( leader of string ensemble ) 
SYMPHONY SPACE “THE PAWNBROKER”FILM SCORE arr. by SLY5THAVE
NPR TINY DESK for artist James Francies recorded at Electric Lady  2022
MET GALA 2022  
NYU SEMINARS string quartet six sessions at Clive Davis Institute 
A GREAT BIG WORLD + Ingrid Michelson recorded at Studio G 2022
THE VIOLET HOUR cast album  recorded at the Power Station 2022
“GOODNIGHT MOMMY” (solo violin ) film score music by Alex Weston movie score 2022

2021

YEBBA for SPOTIFY at Electric Lady Studio  NOVEMBER 2021
MADONNA violinist for her private event in Harlem OCTOBER 2021
TINY DESK NPR with YEBBA    at Electric Lady Studio AUGUST 2021 
A GREAT BIG WORLD recording and video shoot    AUGUST 2021
VIDEO SHOOT for Jazz artist James Francies new album    APRIL 2021
RECORDING  for short film”Nian” by Lulu Wang music by Alex Weston    JANUARY 2021

2020

EDDIE BENJAMIN VEVO LIVE VIDEO Recorded at The Bridge studio in Brooklyn ,   DECEMBER 2020
FILM SCORE “THE NOVICE”  music by Alex Weston Recorded at Studio G, Brooklyn  NOVEMBER 2020
LATIN GRAMMYS 2020/  KAROL G Recorded and performed the song “Tusa” (Miami) NOVEMBER 2020
SURF MESA VEVO LIVE  VIDEO  violinist for Surf Mesa song “ILY”   OCTOBER 2020
RECORDING SESSION  for Doja Cat  SUMMER 2020
RECORDING SESSION Childish Gambino/Brittany Howard   SUMMER 2020 
MADONNA  tour rehearsal + Madame X tour  JULY 1S T 2019 TO MARCH  2020 ( United States and Europe)
YEBBA recording session at Electric Lady Studios . JUNE 25th , SEPTEMBER 9th
MARK RONSON AND LYKKE LI ON THE COLBERT SHOW. JUNE 13th 
MADONNA workshop for the MadameX tour MAY 21ST TO MAY 30th in London, UK 
RECORDING SESSION for  HIGHLY SUSPECT .  STUDIO G on APRIL 10th and APRIL 23rd
MOTOWN SESSION for an exhibit at the national museum opening in Nashville . Douglass Records on APRIL 9th
THE 8-BIT BIG BAND SESSIONS  Charlie Rosen .  The Bunker studio on  MARCH 26 /FEB 7th/ MAY 7th 
FILM RECORDING SESSION “WHAT BREAKS THE ICE”  on MARCH 23rd
AVRIL LAVIGNE on THE TONIGHT SHOW JIMMY FALLON   “Head Above Water” on FEB 13th
PHILIP GLASS IBM commercial recording.  Premiered at the OSCARS 2019  on  FEB 07
RICH THE KID for  AUDIOMACK  video and live recording .  The Bridge Studio on  JAN 28th
MICHAEL BOLTON  the TODAY SHOW and the WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW  on   JAN 28 and  JAN 29   
RECORDING SESSION FOR ARTIST CARLOU D  at  Redbull Studios on JAN 23rd
MARK RONSON feat. MILEY CYRUS  for VEVO LIVE “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart”  String leader live recording  at Electric Lady Studios on JAN 18TH AND 19TH
2018
“THE FAREWELL”   film score by Alex Weston    DECEMBER 19TH
“ NIGHT DIVINE” WITH SHOSHANA BEAN and CYNTHIA ERIVO at the Apollo Theater DECEMBER 17th.  String leader
“LIVE FROM HERE” Chris Thile show at the Town Hall   DECEMBER 15th .  String contractor “Suono Octet” for Jon Batiste
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE  FOR MARK RONSON AND MILEY CIRUS  DECEMBER 15th. String leader 
RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS  BENEFIT CONCERT : DECEMBER 12th.  House band violinist 
UN CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY at di MENNA CENTER   DECEMBER 1st.     Partial music contractor and first violinist 
SMOKEY ROBINSON  NOVEMBER 12.   For the Entertainment Icon Award Billy Crystal. Performing with all star band ( Steve Jordan, Paul Shaffer, Leon Pendarvis) 
MICK ROCK exhibit at the Morrison Gallery NOVEMBER 7th.   Violinist for Uni the Band 
TIDAL 2018 with Jon Batiste   OCTOBER 23rd.    String contractor and violinist 
JOHN BATISTE - The Colbert Show  and  Album Release Party    SEPTEMBER 26th-27th  Violinist for “Don’t Stop” from the Album Hollywood Africans 
CAYUGA SOUND FESTIVAL,  SEPTEMBER 22   Violinist for UNI the band
NYFW, SS19  CALVIN LUO SEPTEMBER 12.    Leading the string octet music 
“BOY ERASED”  movie soundtrack. music by Danni Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans 
SHALLOU  JUNE 6  - Spotify live performances #fanfirst .Contractor and Leader of Suono Quartet 
CULUM SCOTT and LEONA LEWIS on Good Morning America. Leader string quartet 
EMINEM Governors Ball, NY  JUNE 2  -String ensemble 
JON BATISTE solo record  at the Power Station, MAY 31 - String ensemble and string quartet 
David Lynch / Festival of Disruption  MAY 18-  Performance violin solo with David Lynch reciting his poem 
KYGO at Barclays Center  MAY 11- Leader string quartet
"Drift Mutliply" world premiere by Tristan Perich at St.John the Divine  MAY 9-   Performance for 50 violins and 50 1-bit speakers
Suono Quartet recording strings for Danielle Brooks APRIL 17- Founder and leader of Suono Quartet. 
United Nations  Performance with BKO orchestra
NYFW 2018 - Cinq a Sept Show    Leader string quartet 
60TH GRAMMY AWARDS 2018 with Kesha  Leader String Quartet . String coordinator.  Guest singers : Camila Cabello, Bebe Rexha, Cindy Lauper, Julia Michaels.
Saturday Night Live with Halsey and G-Eazy  Leader and String contractor 
Recording Session for Stereo Hideout  Concertmaster and String Contractor 

Past highlights:

Carnegie Hall   Concertmaster of Garden State Philharmonic music by Aldo Finzi
The Tonight Show with St.Vincent   Leader and string contractor 
Carnegie Hall Benefit (guests : Al Gore, Robert Redford) 
Saturday Night Live with Eminem with StringCandy 
Philip Glass - Recording session. Principal second violin
Kesha - Rainbow Tour 2017 ( NY) String quartet leader and string coordinator at Hammerstein Ballroom
2Cello at Radio City Hall 
Private Event at the Plaza Hotel  Music guest :Sir Paul McCartney
String Contractor  for a Spotify live recording with Shallou Spotify studio NYC - two singles out on Spotify
Recording session and live video for Benjamin Jaffe  String quartet leader. music by Benjamin Jaffe and Drew Taubenfeld
Recording session for the movie " Y, Tonia"  Premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, nominated for Golden Globes and Oscars. 
Good Morning America and Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon with Kesha  String quartet leader and string coordinator
Atlas Obscura - Into the Veil Concertmaster-conductor of string ensemble and solo for Vaughan Williams, Arvo Part, Purcell
LPR present Ariael East at Union Pool and Park Church
Krystle Warren at Greenwich House of Music  String quartet leader
Video Shoot in Los Angeles Recording and video shoot for pianist and arranger Summer Swee-Singh
RLP Project Recording  Rafael Piccolotto de Lima (Grammy nominated) Chamber Project in NY
Tribeca Film Festival -  Documentary Recording Documentary film, LA 92 will premier at the TriBeCa Film Festival, and air on National Geographic - Music by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans
String Quartet in Brookyn Music by Schubert, Ravel and Shaw
Meghan Trainor  Billboard women award / String Contractor 
Snape Proms - Semyon Bychkov Music by Tchaikovsky
Substitute violinist at Hamilton the Musical on Broadway and Matilda  from 2015 to 2017
Private Event with Skylar Grey 
Carnegie Hall -Mimesis Ensemble 
String Quartet at Our Wicked Lady  music by Mazzoli, Mozart and Weston
Studio work session for Philip Glass   first and second violin for string quartets and trios Demo for "JANE" for National Geographic
Recording session for Emergency Tiara  String quartet leader 
Billboards Awards 2016 in Las Vegas  performance for Prince tribute with Madonna and Stevie Wonder
New York Live Arts - Dardani string quartet  Premiere of composer Fraser Campbell violin solo piece and string quartet
Private event for Coach1941 in  Madison  Avenue
Salome' Chamber and soloist Charlie Siem  Private Performance in NY / NYFW2016
Good Morning America with Josh Groban  
Stevie Wonder "Songs in the key of  life"  Madison Square Garden. Last performance of the 2015 tour
Bring change 2mind Gala performance - Host Glenn Close  with Paul Shaffer, Ali Jackson and Carlos Henriquez
Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life" Newark Prudential Center
America's Got Talent Season 10 prerecording and on stage performances
Aldeburgh Festival with Oliver Knussen  Music by Britten, Schuller and McPhee
Performance with Rihanna co-principal at the Met Gala in New York City conducted by Rickey Minor
David Letterman with First Aid Kit band   
Stevie Wonder Tour "Songs in the Key of Life"   Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center and Prudential Hall  in 2015
Spring Spectacular 2015 Violin substitute at Radio City Music Hall
Aldeburgh Strings in London and Aldeburgh, UK  Snape Maltings concert hall and Milton Court at the Barbican music by Stravinsky, Britten and Strauss
PBS Taping  with Giada Valenti in 2015
Matilda the Musical  substitute violin since 2014 to 2016
Good Morning America  live with DJ David Guetta and Sam Martin - String quartet leader 
David Letterman Show with OK GO 
Spectrum NYC   String trio, Deep Calls Unto Deep by Denise Mei Yan Hofmann  
Found  Musical  substitute violin off Broadway 

Edinburgh Festival

Benjamin Britten, Owen Wingrave
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Neil Bartlett, director
King's Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland

Darlene Love and Bruce Springsteen recording session

working with Steven Van Zandt

America's Got Talent Season 9 and 10

Recording session & on-stage work
NYC

Recording session with Drowners

Arrangement by Fraser Campbell
French Kiss Studio, NYC

Aldeburgh Festival

Benjamin Britten, Owen Wingrave
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Neil Bartlett, director
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, UK

Aldeburgh Festival

Contemporary Music
Works by Carter, Maderna, and six contemporary composers
Aldeburgh, UK

Principal second violin with the Britten-Pears Orchestra

Britten, Cello Symphony
Bruckner, Symphony No. 4 ("Romantic")
Robin Ticciati, conductor
Miklós Perényi, cello

Britten-Pears Ensemble

Oliver Knussen and Colin Matthews, directors
Britten Studio, UK

First violin with the Britten-Pears Orchestra

Benjamin Britten, Peter Grimes
Steuart Bedford, conductor
Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK
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Soloist with the MHS Orchestra

Beethoven, Triple Concerto
Francesca Dardani, violin
Viviana Lasaracina, piano
Bartholomew LaFollette, cello
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
London, UK

Masterclass with Gerhard Schulz at IMS Prussia Cove

Cornwall, UK

Co-principal violinist with the Orchestra Teatro Regio di Parma

Season 2012-2013
Parma, Italy

Chamber Music Concert

Brahams, Piano Quartet in C minor
Dohnanyi, Serenade for String Trio
Francesca Dardani, violin
Jesus Rodriguez, viola
Xue Yang Liu, cello
Naomi Kudo, piano
NYC

Aldeburgh Strings at the Britten Centenary

Working with members of the Berliner Philharmonic, Gustav Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Gewandhaus Leipzig
UK

Aldeburgh World Orchestra

Sir Mark Elder, conductor

Audi Sommerkonzerte

Ingolstadt, Germany

The Royal Concertgebouw

Amsterdam, Holland

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall
London, UK

John Legend

United Palace Theatre

Elvis Costello and The Roots

The Jimmy Fallon Show
NBC Studios
NYC

Jeff Bradshaw

Kimmel Center
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Andrea Bocelli

Good Morning America
Francesca Dardani, solo violin
NYC

TV Commercial Recordings

Pampers

Lucky Charms cereals

Walmart

Symbicort 

Apple computer

Subaro 

Canon 

Clorox

IBM 2019