CONDUCTOR :: DECEMBER 6, 2014
Scot Buzza has had an international performing career over the past two decades that includes solo appearances with orchestras in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Venezuela. In his early 20s he was appointed principal violist of the Tokyo Philharmonic, and five years later he became soloist-principal violist of the Chamber Orchestra of Barcelona, Spain. As a chamber musician Mr. Buzza has performed worldwide, and his recitals have been broadcast on Radio France, PBS, Radio Amsterdam, Tokyo NHK and Radio Catalunya (Spain). In the United States he has performed regularly with both the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Buzza is a graduate of Yale University, where he held simultaneous fellowships in both the School of Music and the Department of Slavic Languages and Linguistics. He currently teaches a full course load in Aural Skills and Music History in the Department of Music at Northern Kentucky University, and teaches in the Department of Music & Theatre at Xavier University. Buzza is the director of the KIIS Institute in Salzburg, Austria, where he has taught conducting and music history since 2009.
Buzza is a graduate of Yale University, where he held simultaneous fellowships in both the School of Music and the Department of Slavic Languages and Linguistics. He currently teaches a full course load in Aural Skills and Music History in the Department of Music at Northern Kentucky University, and teaches in the Department of Music & Theatre at Xavier University. Buzza is the director of the KIIS Institute in Salzburg, Austria, where he has taught conducting and music history since 2009.
