Franklin Foster

Violinist/Composer/Teacher/Author

Franklin Foster is a violinist, composer, teacher and author. His schooling includes: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Juilliard School of Music and University of Southern California.

He has appeared as soloist with San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Diablo Valley Symphony and numerous other ensembles. As a fellowship recipient at Tanglewood Music Festival, he was concertmaster of the Berkshire Music Center Orchestra conducted by world famous musicians, and was a frequent chamber music performer.

While residing in the San Francisco area, Franklin was a member of San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Spring Opera Orchestra (where he served as principal second violin), and Ballet Orchestra.

As as resident of the Southern California area for many years, he's been active as a freelancer performing with a number of ensembles and artists engaged in recording for television and motion-pictures, and with ensembles performing for special events.

Franklin Foster has performed violin recitals and, throughout the span of his career, has appeared in concert and recorded with many artists including: Luciano Pavarotti, Eugene Fodor, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Joseph Silverstein, Frank Sinatra, Seiji Ozawa, Lalo Schifrin, Michael Tilson Thomas, just to name a few.

Franklin Foster offers violin instruction, and is the author of several works of fiction.