Close this window Brian Krinke Violin Brian Krinke is a multitalented violinist with a lively interest in new music. He currently freelances and teaches in the New York area. Before moving to New York City, he served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic; he also served as Associate Concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed as concerto soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia. Brian has worked with many composers including Milton Babbitt, Andrew Imbrie and George Crumb, and in 1994 he played the world premiere of the Concerto for Two Violins by Calvin Hampton at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, accompanied by the Plynouth Music Series Orchestra. Brian holds degrees from the Juilliard School in New York and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He has served on the faculties of SUNY Buffalo and the Hochstein Music School in Rochester and presently teaches at the Third Street Music School Settlement.