Conductors
Artistic and Music Director, Palm Beach Symphony — Distinguished Professor Of Music, The Frost School Of Music — Music Director, All-Star Orchestra — Music Director and Conductor, Eastern Festival of Music — Conductor Laureate, Seattle Symphony — Conductor Emeritus, Mostly Mozart Festival
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director & Conductor
Eastern Festival of Music, Resident Conductor
Carnegie Hall National Youth Orchestras, Resident Conductor
Artistic Director, Bach and Beyond Festival (Fredonia, NY) — Artistic Director & Conductor (2001–2017)
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra — Resident Conductor (10 seasons)
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra — Guest Conductor: Houston Symphony; Jacksonville Symphony; The Florida Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic; Rochester Philharmonic; Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra; Auckland Philharmonia; Syracuse Opera; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Malaysian Philharmonic
Faculty, Eastern Music Festival (2013–2025)
Faculty, Eastern Festival of Music (Inaugural Season, 2026)
Flute
Hailed by the Dallas Morning News for his “radiant tone and generous expressivity”, and the Fort Worth Star Telegram for his “musicianship, clear sound, precise intonation, and empathic dynamic levels”, Jake Fridkis has built a reputation as one of the leading flutists of his generation and “a modern day Rampal” (Cvnc.org).
Jake has performed as a concerto soloist in Germany, Italy, France, Brazil, and throughout the United States. He has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and as guest principal flute with the Dallas Symphony, Symphony SONG (Korea) and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra including for their tour to the St. Magnus festival in Scotland. In 2022, Jake joined the nine time Emmy Award winning All-Star Orchestra for their fourth season on PBS.
A graduate of the Yale School of Music and recipient of the Nyfenger Award for the top woodwind player in his graduating class, Jake is one of the few musicians to be featured on a top five album on each of Billboard’s Top 200, Classical and Hip Hop and RnB album charts. He has appeared on recordings with The Cleveland Orchestra, The Fort Worth Symphony and with renowned popular artists Drake, Dj Khaled, Roddy Ricch, Ty Dolla $ign and Lecrae among many others. For his work in popular music in 2022 he won a Gospel Music Association Dove Award and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Highly sought after as an educator, he is currently on the faculty of the Eastern Music Festival. He has taught masterclasses at the Yale School of Music, YoungArts, Cleveland Institute of Music, Depaul School of Music, University of North Texas, Texas Christian University, Houston Flute Society, University of Massachusetts Amherst and the National Flute Association.
Jake currently holds the position of Principal Flute with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Music Festival and is a Wm. S. Haynes flutes performing artist.
Oboe
Principal Oboe in the Little Orchestra Society, English Horn for the New York Pops, guest artist Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic,ob/Ehorn; Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, Director of Community Engagment and ob/Ehorn
Clarinet
Professor of Clarinet, UNC Greensboro, Winston-Salem Symphony (Principal Clarinet), North Carolina Symphony (regular substitute), EFM Board Member
Bassoon
2nd Bassoonist of the Louisville Orchestra
Bassoon Professor at the University of Louisville
French Horn
Trumpet
Principal Trumpet, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Co-Principal Trumpet, Eastern Festival of Music Artistic Faculty, North Carolina Youth Orchestra
Tenor Trombone
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Principal Tuba - Naples Philharmonic — Tuba Professor - The Colburn School — Professor of Tuba And Euphonium — Frost School of Music - University of Miami — Principal Tuba & Faculty - Eastern Festival of Music — International Yamaha Artist — Denis Wick - London - Artist and Designer
Percussion
Principal Percussion, The Florida Orchestra; Adjunct Professor of Percussion, St. Petersburg College
Harp
Principal Harp, The Florida Orchestra; Principal Harp, Eastern Festival of Music; Lecturer in Harp, Frost School of Music; Founder of the Mackle Shaw Duo; Vice President, American Federation of Musicians Local 427-721
Piano
Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Performance, Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University; Frisson Ensemble.
Violin
Amernet String Quartet; Associate Teaching Professor and Head of Strings, Florida International University Wertheim School of Music; Concertmaster, Florida Grand Opera
Richmond Symphony section violin 1995 to present
Richmond Chamber Players
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra sectional coach
Private teacher
Webern Quartet
Brightfeather Duo
Bowling Green State University
San Diego Symphony
YOLA National Festival
Atlantic Music Festival
The College of New Jersey, Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra, Little Delaware Youth Ensemble, Hartiwck College
Concertmaster Western Piedmont Symphony; CM Salisbury Symphony; Violin Instructor, High Point University; Associate CM, Winston-Salem Symphony
Assoc. Professor of Violin and Viola, Head of the String Dept. of the Petrie School of Music of Converse University — Assoc. Concertmaster, Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra The Converse Trio
Associate Professor of Violin, The University of Alabama. Concertmaster of Mobile Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Meridian Symphony and North Mississippi Symphony Orchestras
Viola
Principal Viola, Nashville Symphony - Faculty, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music
Associate Principal Viola, The Florida Orchestra - Faculty, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
Associate Professor of Viola, James Madison Univ. - Principal Viola, Shenandoah Bach Festival - Violist, Roanoke Symphony
Associate Professor/Head of Chamber Music, Lynn Conservatory - Principal Viola, Palm Beach Symphony and Symphony of the Americas - Violist, Delray String Quartet, Nu Deco Ensemble
Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee String Academy - Faculty, Peck School of the Arts - Principal Viola, Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra
Viola, Orchestra Lumos, Greenwich Symphony, Palm Beach Symphony, Cirrus Ensemble, Director, Viola Voce Ensemble
Cello
Associate Professor of Cello and String Area Coordinator, Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA) — Artist Faculty of Cello, NYU Steinhardt (New York, NY) — Core Member Cellist, Olmos Ensemble (San Antonio, TX), Frisson Ensemble (New York, NY), Alaria (New York, NY), American Chamber Music Society (Chicago, IL) — String Endorsement: Pirastro Perpetual
Professor of Cello, University of Wyoming - Principal Cellist, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra- Cellist, Helios Trio, Stanislas Sextet, Wyoming Baroque - Co-Dean and Cello Faculty, Quartet Program West - Director, UW Cello Festival
Professor of Cello, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, cellist with Chamber Project Saint Louis, principal cello, Saint Louis Soloists
Principal Cello, Washington National Opera Orchestra/Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra; Lecturer in Cello, Catholic University
Double Bass
Principal Bass, Palm Beach Symphony. Double Bass Orchestra Repertoire instructor, Lynn University. Double bass teacher, New World School of the Arts
