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I was very happy to have had the opportunity to perform Bloch’s Suite Hebraique in the glorious KKBE Synagogue in Charleston! h/t Piccolo Spoleto Festival for the video! Original Facebook Live post here.

My summer calendar is now posted in the UPCOMING EVENTS section! I’m thrilled to be performing and teaching at some wonderful festivals with distinguished colleagues, friends, and gifted students from Charleston to Montenegro and more! See the calendar below: Upcoming Events

Check out the review from my most recent concert on the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth series with Jon Nakamatsu, Gary Levinson, and Edward Arron. Always wonderful to perform with these superb artists! Link below: https://www.theaterjones.com/ntxreviews/20190412104650/2019-04-12/Chamber-Music-Society-of-Fort-Worth/My-Kind-of-Virtuosity

Amernet String Quartet has a new second violinist, it’s Avi Nagin! The Amernet String Quartet, FIU’s Ensemble-in-Residence, is delighted to announce the appointment of Avi Nagin to the position of Second Violin. Avi came to our attention with the highest recommendations and praise from everyone who knows him and we are thrilled to begin our

I had a wonderful time being interviewed by my friend Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier for her Mind Over Finger podcast series. We spoke about our beloved teacher, the late Zvi Zeitlin, our teaching methods, and more. We had fun and told some jokes too! Listen below! The Mind Over Finger Podcast: 026 Michael Klotz: Wisdom & Legacy http://mindoverfinger.libsyn.com/026-michael-klotz-wisdom-legacy

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Michael Klotz serves as coordinator for the annual FIU Concerto Competition, open to high school and currently-enrolled FIU School of Music students. Cash prizes and solo appearances with the FIU Symphony Orchestra are up for grabs! For more info please click here.

Michael is thrilled to return to the Heifetz International Music Institute where he will teach viola for two weeks in July. The Institute is a magical place full of creativity and inspiration! Check out Michael’s student Laura Liu performing the Penderecki Cadenza at Heifetz 2018! https://youtu.be/hLspb2UH0ts Click here to learn more about the Heifetz Institute

“Music Review: Modern music hits the spot in Amernet String Quartet concert” Link to Article

The Amernet String Quartet presents the first recorded installment of the complete (New) Beethoven Quartets, a reimagining by composer Jeffery Briggs of all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. The Amernet String Quartet are Misha Vitenson, Franz Felkl, violins; Michael Klotz, viola; Jason Calloway, cello. www.amernetquartet.com jefferylbriggs.com Article text as first posted by The Strad (Link)

“If you want a textbook example of what the Seattle Chamber Music Society does best, Monday night’s Summer Festival program is exactly that. You start with a perfect little masterpiece, Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major (K.423), with one of today’s supremely gifted violinists — Augustin Hadelich — joining the excellent violist

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Just in, this review of the concert we played at ChamberFest Cleveland 2016! Read on: ChamberFest Cleveland 2016 concludes as it began, with top-notch eclectic nights (review) The Quartettsatz was given an energetic reading by violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley and Itamar Zorman, violist Michael Klotz and cellist Julie Albers, that caught perfectly the scurrying, fugitive nature

Miami Summer Music Fest: Review of chamber concert with Gary Levinson, Walter Ponce, and Michael Klotz Violinist Gary Levinson and violist Michael Klotz were joined by pianist Walter Ponce for a pair of demanding sonatas at the Miami Summer Music Fest. Here’s an excerpt from the review: In an impressive display of technical prowess and Romantic

“The Amernet String Quartet excels on works by Brits and Korngold at the Dallas Symphony’s Soluna Festival” A review by Theaterjones.com On this exciting opportunity, the Amernet String Quartet got to perform some of our favorite works by Brits, Korngold, and Rands along with members of the Dallas Sympony. Some of the comments from the review:

The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth names Michael Klotz one of their Artistic Members. Mr. Klotz was chosen for this honor, along with cellist Andres Diaz, violist Richard Young, and violinist Gary Levinson. The group performed a concert in a beautiful home in Fort Worth, and received beautiful plaques from the Chamber Music Society. To learn more about