Madeline Adkins, Violin
After joining the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2000 as Assistant Concertmaster, Madeline Adkins was recently appointed to the position of Associate Concertmaster by Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. She has appeared frequently as soloist with the BSO, performing works by Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, Bach, Vivaldi, and Prokofiev. Other recent engagements include a recital as part of the capital's Embassy series.

Ms. Adkins received her Bachelor of Music degree summa cum laude from the University of North Texas and her Master's from the New England Conservatory, where she studied with James Buswell. She has won first prize in a number of competitions, including the Stulberg International String Competition, the ASTA National Solo Competition, and the New England Conservatory Concerto Competition. She was also a second prize winner in the Irving Klein International String Competition.

Ms. Adkins has served as Concertmaster of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa and as guest Concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony. Since 1989 she has been active in early music, performing on baroque violin with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and the Dallas Bach Society, as well as with Pro Musica Rara of Baltimore.