Drew Tretick

Drew performs with Andrea Bocelli for charity dinner



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Drew Tretick has established himself as an internationally recognized violinist and is a favorite with audiences for his expressive performances and warm stage presence. A graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York City, he has recorded and performed with the London Symphony and other orchestras with appearances at Carnegie Hall and his solo tours have taken him throughout Europe and Asia. He has also appeared in many television and radio broadcasts including NBC, ABC, ESPN and PBS and has collaborated in recordings or on stage with Andrea Bocelli, Chris Isaak, Glenn Campbell, Sandy Patti, Tony Bennett, Doc Severinsen, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, the late John Denver and others.



Drew began violin study at age five and was performing professionally before his teens. After graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts high school, he competed for and won the coveted "Presidential Scholar in the Arts" award at Princeton University. He then went on to attend The Juilliard School where he received the Lincoln Center Scholarship and completed both his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in four years. His Master's recital was the first ever to be performed on the electric violin and was broadcast over National Public Radio. He later obtained a Master of Business Administration degree and also served as one of the youngest faculty members at Berklee College of Music in Boston.



He appears regularly at Disneyland's "Downtown Disney" district and has made special appearances in Las Vegas where a survey recognized him as a favorite entertainer at The Venetian during "Carnivale!" Olympic gold medal winners, pair skaters Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze selected the opening track of his Romantica album, "Time to Say Goodbye" for the Champions On Ice tour. Other international skating stars such as Viktoria Borzenkova and Andrei Chuvilaev are currently using his music in their skating programs as well.



In addition to composing and arranging his own music, Drew has a variety of other interests including computers and electronics. He has built his own electric violins and has collaborated with an acclaimed instrument builder to create an electric violin that is innovative and appealing to both students and professionals. Please check the website for more information. All members of his family are professional musicians including three sisters who perform with the Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Phoenix symphonies and a brother who is a concert flutist. His mother and father have had distinguished performing and teaching careers. Visit the website at:
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