Rossen Milanov, Music Director
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David Tanner has been a full-time member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra since 1984. Prior to that he was principal second violinist of the Charleston Symphony in South Carolina. He is a native of New Jersey and graduate of the Eastman School of Music, having studied with Zvi Zeitlin. He maintains an active teaching studio of talented young violinists in Dublin, Ohio.
A member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra since 1984, Violinist David Edge has had an extensive career as an orchestral musician, chamber music performer, and teacher. Mr. Edge received his Bachelor of Music from Indiana University, where he studied with Daniel Guilet, Josef Gingold, Tadeusz Wronski, and Franco Gulli. He later went on to earn his master’s degree at Northwestern University under the tutelage of Samuel Magad. Before joining the Columbus Symphony, he played in the Grant Park Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and was Assistant Concertmaster of The Amarillo Symphony.
In 1981, while on the faculty at West Texas State University, he was a founding member of the Harrington String Quartet. As a member of the Harrington String Quartet, Mr. Edge had the opportunity to study with members of the Guarneri String Quartet and the Juilliard String Quartet and played concerts throughout Texas. In the fall of 1984, he, along with Steve Wedell and Richard Bell, founded the Seraphin String Trio, which performed chamber music recitals throughout Ohio for twenty-four years.
Mr. Edge has maintained a private studio at home for many years, and he served as Artistic Director of the Jefferson Academy of Music from 1987-1990 and conducted the Women in Music String Sinfonia for 10 years. He was on faculty at Otterbein University for twelve years, where he was Artist-in-Residence as First Violinist of the string quartet, QUBE.
Mr. Edge also has performed music for violin and harp regularly in recitals and in churches with his wife, Janet Thompson. In his spare time, he enjoys yoga, swimming, bike riding, experimenting with digital recording, and spending time with his sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Alicia Hui, currently Principal Second Violin of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, began her musical studies at the age of four and made her orchestral debut at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, MD at age nine. Since then, she has served as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Arlington Symphony, Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, Zurich Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Hui was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA at age eleven, where she studied with Victor Danchenko and received her bachelor’s degree at age sixteen. She received her master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of David Cerone, Paul Kantor, and William Preucil. In addition to her current position with the Columbus Symphony, Ms. Hui is also a member of the Columbus Ohio Discovery Ensemble, a member of the Cygnus String Quartet, and a regular performer and Director of Community Engagement at the VIVO Music Festival. She also has served as Guest Concertmaster with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Second Violin of the Canton Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Hui has participated and performed at the Ishikawa Music Festival in Japan, Soesterberg Music Festival in Amsterdam, Keshet Eilon Mastercourse, and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. In addition, she has been awarded fellowships at the Perlman Music Program, National Repertory Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival, Banff Chamber Music Festival, and Bowdoin International Music Festival.
