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Shimon Walt is the Assistant Principal Cellist of Symphony
Nova Scotia. Since his
arrival to Nova Scotia in September of 1976 he has been an integral part
of the province’s musical life. From
performing on the concert stages with Symphony Nova Scotia, in solo
recitals or in chamber music concerts, to teaching in the classrooms of
Dalhousie University, he is totally dedicated to the art of music.
Mr. Walt is one of the founding members of Symphony Nova
Scotia.
After the demise of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra he was appointed by the Nova Scotia government to a Steering Committee entrusted with rebuilding symphonic life in Nova Scotia. He was Symphony Nova Scotia’s first Personnel Manager, a position he held for six years. Mr. Walt was educated in Tel Aviv and Boston, where his principal teachers were Uzi Wiezel and George Neikrug. He has performed with major orchestras under such noted conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta and Pablo Casals. Today he shares his time between Symphony Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University and operating Walt Music.
Shimon Walt is known as a dedicated teacher, and many of his students have gone on to professional musical careers. He has been a provincial adjudicator for the Kiwanis Music Festivals in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and served on national juries for FACTOR (the Foundation to Assist New Canadian Talent on Record) and the Canada Council for the Arts.
WALT MUSIC
Shimon Walt
1240 Edward Street
Halifax, NS
B3H 3H4
(902) 422- 5403 (phone / fax)
(902) 456-1602 (cellular)
shimon@waltmusic.com