Our violinist on “J.S. Rock” is Laraine Kaizer-Viazovtsev. Laraine is currently assistant principal second violinist in the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and a violinist in Celine Dion’s Vegas Show. She graduated in 1998 with a Bachelors from Bradley University and in 2000-Masters from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN studying with Mauricio Fuks. In 2004 Laraine received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from Cincinnati Conservatory Music studying with Kurt Sassmannshaus. All three of these degrees were majoring in violin performance, with a minor in violin pedagogy.

Laraine is also a free lance ‘strolling violinist,’ specializing in a wide variety of styles, an arabic violinist in the Bishr Hijazi Arab Ensemble, a private teacher at the Nevada School of the Arts, and a Para-Professional at Las Vegas Academy. learn and hear more at www.laraineviolin.com.