A native of Durham, New Hampshire, Eric Pritchard studied at the New England Conservatory, the Indiana University School of Music and The Juilliard School, where he received a Master of Music in 1985. His principal teachers were Joseph Gingold, Ivan Galamian, Eric Rosenblith and Giorgio Ciompi.

Mr. Pritchard has performed as concerto soloist with orchestras including the Boston Pops and the Orchestra of New England and has served as Concertmaster of the Columbus Symphony, the Opera Company of North Carolina and the Spoleto Festival. He was awarded First Prizes at the London International String Quartet Competition and at the Coleman and Fischoff national chamber music competitions. He was also the winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Award in violin in 1981.

Since 1995 Mr. Pritchard has been first violinist of the Ciompi String Quartet and Professor of Violin at Duke University and he was previously first violinist of the Alexander and Oxford String Quartets. His solo and chamber music performances have been recorded on the Naxos, MSR Classics, Albany, Amplitude, Arabesque, Carlton, CRI, Gallo, Gasparo, Mastersound, Pro Organo, VAC, and Verdi labels. Mr. Pritchard resides in Durham, NC with his wife, Laura Lawton and sons, Shea and Aaron.

 

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