Praised by the London Times as “ravishing,” the New York Times for his “elegant, velvety tone,” the Los Angeles Times as “sensational,” the Seattle Times as “sublime,” and the Guardian as “O’Neill’s viola playing is a ballet in itself,” VIOLIST RICHARD O’NEILL has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. Winner of both a GRAMMY and EMMY Award, and recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, he has achieved recognition and critical acclaim not only as a champion of his instrument but also as a social and musical ambassador. He has appeared as a soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Euro-Asian Philharmonics; the Albany, BBC, KBS, Hiroshima, and Korean Symphonies; the Moscow, Vienna, and Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestras; Alte Musik Koln, Kremerata Baltica, and Sejong with conductors Andrew Davis, Miguel Harth Bedoya, Vladimir Jurowski, Nicholas McGegan, Eiji Oue, Francois Xavier Roth, Vassily Sinaisky, Leonard Slatkin, Osmo Vanska, and Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Since June 2020, he has been the violist of the world-renowned Takacs Quartet.