Sander Kostallari began playing the violin at the age of six in his hometown of Pogradec, Albania. He continued his studies in Tirana, the capital of Albania, before moving to the U.S., where he graduated from Wayne State University on a full scholarship with a degree in violin performance. He has made solo appearances with The Rochester Symphony, The WSU Symphony, and The International Symphony. His various accomplishments and awards include serving as WSU Symphony Concertmaster (1998-1999), winning the WSU Concerto Competition (1996), being Concertmaster of the International Symphony Orchestra, Principal second violin for the Rochester Symphony, Concertmaster of the Livonia Symphony (2001-2010), and a member of the Flint Symphony Orchestra (2001-present). In the U.S., Sander studied under Geoffrey Applegate and received orchestral and chamber music coaching from Kypros Markou. He also studied the viola with James VanValkenburg and performed in master classes with Joseph Silverstein, Emmanuelle Boisvert, Brian Reagan, Neeme Jarvi, and the Brentano and Borromeo String Quartets.

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