Violinist Eleanor Dunbar is a versatile and commanding artist with experience as a chamber musician, soloist, and concertmaster. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance under the direction of Emanuel Borok, longtime concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops. During her time at SMU, Eleanor was awarded the prestigious Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award given to an outstanding music major each year. A native of California, Eleanor started her studies young. Under the tutelage of Gail Gerding Mellert, she began competing locally and nationally. At sixteen, she began her undergraduate studies at SMU in Dallas. During her time there, she founded a string quartet with whom she regularly continues to play today, nearly a decade later. The Cézanne Quartet went on to be the fi rst recipient of the Peak Fellowship Quartet-in-Residence at SMU, a two-year residency presenting concerts and community outreach. Eleanor has been honored to share the stage with incredible artists suchas Andrés Diaz, Roberto Diaz, Emanuel Borok, Glenn Dicterow, Escher String Quartet, Chee-Yun Kim, Lucille Chung, Aviram Reichart, David Benoit, Vanessa Williams, and more. She continues to perform throughout the country presenting solo recitals and projects, and performing alongside her Cézanne colleagues. Eleanor plays a Joseph Anthony Chanot instrument made in London, England 1896.