Peter Dudek Violist
pmdudek17@gmail.com | 847-751-0612
At the core of Dudek’s career and personal goals is a deep-seated desire to make a positive impact. Beginning his viola studies late at age 16, Dudek is driven by his aspirations, all deeply intertwined with his commitment to giving back to his community. Dudek regularly performs across the United States and abroad. In collaboration with WGBH, Dudek and the Ulysses Quartet exposed chamber music to over 2,000 students in Boston public schools. Dudek is a passionate teacher, devoted to future generations through his private studio and his music theory class through Project: Music Heals Us and Ghetto Classic.
Education
The Juilliard School, Master of Music, 2024
The Juilliard School, Bachelor of Music, 2021
Principal Teachers
Molly Carr, 2022- 2024 Roger Tapping, 2019-2021 Charles Pikler, 2015-2017
Toby Appel, 2022- 2024 Yizhak Schotten, 2017-2019
Notable Orchestral Experience
Verbier Festival Orchestra, 2022-2024
Assistant Principal, soloist in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, under Maestro Lahav Shani
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, 2024- Present
Principal soloist in Maurice Ravel’s Ma mére l’Oye, Osvaldo Golijov’s Tenebrae
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, 2022
Section Viola
The Juilliard Orchestra, 2019-2024
Principal in New York’s premiere of Claude Vivier’s Siddartha, Carnegie Hall
Notable Music Festivals
Perlman Music Program, New York, 2017, 2019, 2020
Fellow in Sarasota Suncoast Winter Residency 2023, 2024
Young Artists Program, Canada, 2018
Studied with Pinchas Zukerman, Grigory Kalinovsky
Keshet Eilon Mastercourse, Israel, 2018
Studied with Francoise Gneri and Tatjana Masurenko
Notable Chamber Music Experience
Ulysses Quartet, Quartet-In-Residence of WGBH, 2024- Present
Award- winning, acclaimed string quartet, led masterclasses and performances across the
United States and abroad, including at the San Jose ChamberFest, FestiQ-Artetos,
Princeton Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Maryland, Friends of Chamber Music
Troy, Howland Chamber Music Circle, Death of Classical
Northshore Chamber Music Festival, 2016
Performed with Vadim Gluzman and the Ariel String Quartet
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, First Prize, 2017
Skills and Special Interests
Project: Music Heals Us, 2023- Present
Teaches music theory weekly to students in Nairobi, Kenya
The Juilliard School, 2020- 2024
Music Theory Teaching Fellow, Graduate Assistant for undergraduate, graduate and
Juilliard Extension courses
Grove Avenue Elementary School, Illinois, 2022
K-5 General Music Teacher (6 month, long-term substitute)
Twin Orchard Country Club, Illinois, 2012-2023
Golf Caddie, Chick Evans Scholar
Michigan Hillel, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, 2018-2019
1-man staff shooter emergency lockdown experience
Lajkonik Polish Folk Song and Dance Ensemble, 2005-2016, 2020-2022
Dancer, performed at international festivals in the United States and abroad
Bilingual (English, Polish)