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Artonic Quartet
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Artonic noun
Art that is 1) invigorating and healing in effect 2) the key note of a musical scale 3) a fun mixer.
As members of the San Diego Symphony, long time friends Jing and Julia were thrilled when kismet sent the matched set of long time friends Abraham and Nathan to join the orchestra at the same time. Through the pandemic the four discovered a remarkable shared musical chemistry, and recently have performed for a wide range of audiences in California and Mexico - from thousands of migrant children housed at the convention center in San Diego, to symphony donors onstage at The Rady Shell, to delighted community members at libraries, museums, and concert halls across the region.
Artonic opens the Fresh Air season with a piece composed to memorialize a famous garden, Caroline Shaw's Grammy Award winning composition Plan and Elevation. Written to honor the 75th anniversary of the Dumbarton Oaks estate - specifically the signature gardens - movement of the peaceful work evokes a different section of the garden. Virtual tours of the Dumbarton Oaks gardens are available here. A melange suite of dances, organized by Artonic, will close the first half.
For the second half Artonic is performing Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 which has acquired the nickname Eroica because of its glorious, triumphant finale. Initially, it was the most well received of the three quartets from Beethoven’s middle heroic period, and probably remains the most frequently performed. It is one of the most radiant works Beethoven ever composed.
Art that is 1) invigorating and healing in effect 2) the key note of a musical scale 3) a fun mixer.
As members of the San Diego Symphony, long time friends Jing and Julia were thrilled when kismet sent the matched set of long time friends Abraham and Nathan to join the orchestra at the same time. Through the pandemic the four discovered a remarkable shared musical chemistry, and recently have performed for a wide range of audiences in California and Mexico - from thousands of migrant children housed at the convention center in San Diego, to symphony donors onstage at The Rady Shell, to delighted community members at libraries, museums, and concert halls across the region.
Artonic opens the Fresh Air season with a piece composed to memorialize a famous garden, Caroline Shaw's Grammy Award winning composition Plan and Elevation. Written to honor the 75th anniversary of the Dumbarton Oaks estate - specifically the signature gardens - movement of the peaceful work evokes a different section of the garden. Virtual tours of the Dumbarton Oaks gardens are available here. A melange suite of dances, organized by Artonic, will close the first half.
For the second half Artonic is performing Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 which has acquired the nickname Eroica because of its glorious, triumphant finale. Initially, it was the most well received of the three quartets from Beethoven’s middle heroic period, and probably remains the most frequently performed. It is one of the most radiant works Beethoven ever composed.
Artonic played with passion and impeccable technique.
- San Diego Union Tribune
About the Performers:
Artonic Quartet
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A Chinese native, violinist Jing Yan Bowcott's musical talent has taken her throughout China, Europe and the United States. Encouraged by her musical parents, Ms. Bowcott began playing violin at age seven and won her first violin competition at age ten. She later entered Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music and continued her studies with a full scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London. After graduating with top honors (“Distinction”) and the Royal Academy’s highest diploma for her outstanding final performance, Ms. Bowcott continued her study in the United States with world renowned violin professor Mauricio Fuks at Indiana University.
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As an orchestra musician, Ms. Bowcott has worked with orchestras including Beijing Symphony, London Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Spoleto Festival Orchestra and Chicago Civic Orchestra. Her chamber music collaborations include Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW, La Jolla Music Society, Orchestra Nova and California Chamber Orchestra. She is the winner of the 1st Neimeng Violin Competition, the Winifred Solo Competition and the "Royal Academy Soloist" award in 1999 and 2001. Ms. Bowcott joined San Diego Symphony Orchestra in 2005 and recently served as Acting Associate Principal Violin II.
Aside from music, Ms. Bowcott has a great interest in fashion, travel, fine food and interior design.
Proclaimed "a genuine virtuoso" by the Dallas Morning News, Julia Pautz has been a member of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra since 2010. A native of the small town of Blanco Texas, Ms. Pautz was a National Merit Scholar, and she earned a Bachelor of Music degree with honors from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master of Music degree with honors from the University of Southern California and a professional studies certificate from The Colburn School.
She was a student of Linda Cerone and renowned violin pedagogue Robert Lipsett. Following her studies, Ms. Pautz joined the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. In Texas she served on faculty of the preparatory department at Texas Christian University and now maintains a private teaching studio near La Jolla.
An enthusiastic chamber musician, Ms. Pautz co-founded the non-profit Texas-based Hall Ensemble. She co-founded and serves as an artistic advisor for the chamber music series Blanco Performing Arts, based in her hometown. Locally she now performs with other SDSO members as the Artonic Quartet, with whom during the pandemic she started Backyard Beethoven, a series of concerts bringing chamber music to outdoor spaces in San Diego.
Julia now happily splits her time between making beautiful music with her colleagues and mothering her busy second grader Jackson who attends Bird Rock Elementary in La Jolla.
Hailed by the San Diego Union-Tribune for playing “with passion and impeccable technique,” Venezuelan violist Abraham Martín won his position with the San Diego Symphony at age 22. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Mr. Martín’s teachers include Assistant Principal Viola of the Boston Symphony Cathy Basrak and James Dunham from the Cleveland String Quartet. Additionally, he completed orchestral studies with Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal Viola of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. During his time at NEC, Mr. Martín acted as Principal Viola and was a member of the prestigious NEC Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Martín is a founding member of the newly formed Artonic Quartet and has received coaching from the Borromeo String Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet and members of the Cleveland Quartet. He has played as a soloist with Arcos Juveniles de Caracas and Virtuosi De Caracas. He was invited to play in the 42nd International Viola Congress organized by the British Viola Society.
Abraham Martín has attended fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival and Texas Music Festival. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Gustavo Dudamel, David Loebel, Robert Spano and Leonard Slatkin. He has served as Principal Viola with Hugh Wolff, Thomas Ades, Cristian Macelaru, Mei-Ann Chen and Ulyses Ascanio. Mr. Martín plays on a 1988 Helmuth Keller Viola and a gold Siefried Bow generously on loan from The Maestro Foundation.
Cellist Nathan Walhout joined the San Diego Symphony in 2020. Prior to starting with the Symphony, Mr. Walhout was pursuing his Master’s degree at Rice University studying with Brinton Smith. Mr. Walhout graduated in 2019 with his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan studying with Richard Aaron. Before college Mr. Walhout studied at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy with the late Gilda Barston.
Mr. Walhout participated in the 2018 and 2019 New York String Orchestra Seminars. Recent summer festival appearances include the Sarasota Music Festival and Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, SC. Mr. Walhout has been a fellowship student at the Aspen Music Festival for the past five summers. In 2018-19 Mr. Walhout served as a fellow in the Aspen Music Festival Center for Orchestral Leadership.
Growing up in the Chicagoland area, Mr. Walhout participated in numerous local competitions. He has been privileged to perform with the Oistrakh and Ars Viva Symphony Orchestras and competed in the finals for the Chicago Symphony Young Artists Competition. As an avid chamber musician, Mr. Walhout has been a three-time semifinalist at the Fischoff Chamber Competition, the Grand Prize winner of the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition and has performed live numerous times on Chicago’s WFMT 98.7 FM.
In addition to cello, Nathan Walhout enjoys playing chess, running and biking.
Aside from music, Ms. Bowcott has a great interest in fashion, travel, fine food and interior design.
Proclaimed "a genuine virtuoso" by the Dallas Morning News, Julia Pautz has been a member of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra since 2010. A native of the small town of Blanco Texas, Ms. Pautz was a National Merit Scholar, and she earned a Bachelor of Music degree with honors from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master of Music degree with honors from the University of Southern California and a professional studies certificate from The Colburn School.
She was a student of Linda Cerone and renowned violin pedagogue Robert Lipsett. Following her studies, Ms. Pautz joined the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. In Texas she served on faculty of the preparatory department at Texas Christian University and now maintains a private teaching studio near La Jolla.
An enthusiastic chamber musician, Ms. Pautz co-founded the non-profit Texas-based Hall Ensemble. She co-founded and serves as an artistic advisor for the chamber music series Blanco Performing Arts, based in her hometown. Locally she now performs with other SDSO members as the Artonic Quartet, with whom during the pandemic she started Backyard Beethoven, a series of concerts bringing chamber music to outdoor spaces in San Diego.
Julia now happily splits her time between making beautiful music with her colleagues and mothering her busy second grader Jackson who attends Bird Rock Elementary in La Jolla.
Hailed by the San Diego Union-Tribune for playing “with passion and impeccable technique,” Venezuelan violist Abraham Martín won his position with the San Diego Symphony at age 22. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Mr. Martín’s teachers include Assistant Principal Viola of the Boston Symphony Cathy Basrak and James Dunham from the Cleveland String Quartet. Additionally, he completed orchestral studies with Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal Viola of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. During his time at NEC, Mr. Martín acted as Principal Viola and was a member of the prestigious NEC Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Martín is a founding member of the newly formed Artonic Quartet and has received coaching from the Borromeo String Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet and members of the Cleveland Quartet. He has played as a soloist with Arcos Juveniles de Caracas and Virtuosi De Caracas. He was invited to play in the 42nd International Viola Congress organized by the British Viola Society.
Abraham Martín has attended fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival and Texas Music Festival. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Gustavo Dudamel, David Loebel, Robert Spano and Leonard Slatkin. He has served as Principal Viola with Hugh Wolff, Thomas Ades, Cristian Macelaru, Mei-Ann Chen and Ulyses Ascanio. Mr. Martín plays on a 1988 Helmuth Keller Viola and a gold Siefried Bow generously on loan from The Maestro Foundation.
Cellist Nathan Walhout joined the San Diego Symphony in 2020. Prior to starting with the Symphony, Mr. Walhout was pursuing his Master’s degree at Rice University studying with Brinton Smith. Mr. Walhout graduated in 2019 with his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan studying with Richard Aaron. Before college Mr. Walhout studied at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy with the late Gilda Barston.
Mr. Walhout participated in the 2018 and 2019 New York String Orchestra Seminars. Recent summer festival appearances include the Sarasota Music Festival and Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, SC. Mr. Walhout has been a fellowship student at the Aspen Music Festival for the past five summers. In 2018-19 Mr. Walhout served as a fellow in the Aspen Music Festival Center for Orchestral Leadership.
Growing up in the Chicagoland area, Mr. Walhout participated in numerous local competitions. He has been privileged to perform with the Oistrakh and Ars Viva Symphony Orchestras and competed in the finals for the Chicago Symphony Young Artists Competition. As an avid chamber musician, Mr. Walhout has been a three-time semifinalist at the Fischoff Chamber Competition, the Grand Prize winner of the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition and has performed live numerous times on Chicago’s WFMT 98.7 FM.
In addition to cello, Nathan Walhout enjoys playing chess, running and biking.
