Elliott Markow, violinist and violist, is a native of the Boston area. His first solo appearance, at age eleven, was with the Boston Pops. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Boston University, which he attended on a full four-year merit scholarship. While still at the university, Mr. Markow became a member of the Boson Pops Esplanade Orchestra and a substitute member of the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony. His teachers included William Kroll, Emmanuel Borok, Berl Senofsky, and legendary Jascha Heifetz. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Markow was a member of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, where he was a member of both the first violin section (including as acting Assistant Concertmaster) and the viola section. As concertmaster he has served in several professional regional orchestras and has appeared extensively in solo and chamber music performances throughout New England, southern California and the southern United States. His solo appearances include the first American orchestral performance of Paganini’s La Primavera. Recordings include two CD’s with the New Orleans Novelty Orchestra and a CD of the Walter Damrosch Violin Sonata. In the roles of teacher and educator he has taught at the University of New Orleans, Tulane University, and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Currently Mr. Markow holds the position of Concertmaster of Symphony New Hampshire and maintains a private teaching studio.