Eddy Malave

Violist

Edward A. Malave (viola) was born on Long Island, New York where he began his musical training on the viola under Irene Stitt . From this time onward, he has won many awards and competitions, participated in various summer music festivals such as Meadowmount (NYS), Bowdoin (Maine), Killington (VT), Hart Summer School of Music (CT), The International Music Festival of Costa Rica, (San Jose, Costa Rica) and the International Music Festival of Evian (France), studied privately and coached with renowned teachers such as Robert Mann, Lillian Fuchs, Felix Galamir, Roland Vamos, Margaret Pardee, Albert Fuller, Patinka Kopec and Arnold Steinhardt as well as performed with orchestras, chamber music and in recitals extensively throughout the USA, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, the South Pacific, as well as Central and South America's. He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in viola performance from The Juilliard School receiving the William Gluck fellowship where he studied under the late William Lincer.

Eddy has led a wide variety of musical roles during his career. He has performed for President Bill Clinton (Israel Forum Policy, Mideast Peace Talks) as well as other dignitary's worldwide and at the United Nations. Mr. Malave has participated in master classes under Heidi Castleman, Karen Tuttle and Don McGuiness and has also performed with Placido Domingo, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, and Maestro Kurt Masur just to name a few. He was a founding member of the Arethusa String Quartet, has done 3 tours with the Juilliard Strings on board the Q E 2 and can be heard on cd with the young virtuoso group, The Se Jong Soloists (1995).

He has also added to performing and recording regularly with popular artists such as U2's Bono (Net. Aid at Giants Stadium, N.J.), Barry White, Sir Elton John @ Radio City Music Hall ( with The Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music Orchestra's), Barbara Cook, Chantel, Craig Anderson (Wake Up in New York MTV video), A.R. Rahman (tour of U.S.A. and Canada), Patti LuPone (Songs From the Heart in Lincoln Center and tour of U.S.A.), dj/producer Victor Calderone (Caligula and Provacature ) Ted Mason of Modern English, Bryin Dale, Derek Rush and with Bryan Adams on MTV's:"unplugged".

Eddy Malave