Kerri Ryan
Assistant Principal Viola Kerri Ryan joined The Philadelphia Orchestra at the beginning of the 2007-08 season. In addition to her performing life, Kerri is also adjunct viola faculty at the Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University. She came to Philadelphia from the Minnesota Orchestra, where she was Assistant Principal Viola for seven seasons. Following her graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music in 1998 she served as associate concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony. Ms. Ryan and her husband, violinist William Polk, are founding members of the award-winning Minneapolis Quartet.
While pursuing a violin performance degree at Curtis, Ms. Ryan began studying viola with Karen Tuttle. Ms. Ryan also studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a member of its Young Artist Program. Her violin teachers include Lee Snyder, Jascha Brodsky, Rafael Druian, David Cerone, Linda Sharon Cerone, and Arnold Steinhardt.
In addition to her position at the Philadelphia Orchestra and her responsibilities at Temple University, Kerri is an active chamber musician, performing with several local ensembles annually. She and her husband William are parents of two young children, James and Vivian.
See this blog post featuring Kerri.
While pursuing a violin performance degree at Curtis, Ms. Ryan began studying viola with Karen Tuttle. Ms. Ryan also studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a member of its Young Artist Program. Her violin teachers include Lee Snyder, Jascha Brodsky, Rafael Druian, David Cerone, Linda Sharon Cerone, and Arnold Steinhardt.
In addition to her position at the Philadelphia Orchestra and her responsibilities at Temple University, Kerri is an active chamber musician, performing with several local ensembles annually. She and her husband William are parents of two young children, James and Vivian.
See this blog post featuring Kerri.