Scott Flavin Artist

Very inspired by and proud of my student Michael Wu, who worked so hard and played an outstanding performance of the Barber Violin Concerto tonight with the Frost Symphony Orchestra, Sophie Msk conducting—braviiii

On Strings Magazine online, my article on my conducting forebears is featured - thanks, Strings!

A Conductor Takes His Place in the (Sort Of) Family Business | Strings Magazine My maternal grandfather was a silent movie conductor, and my paternal grandfather was a railroad conductor.

A great joy!

This Monday!! FREE CONCERT

Mahler 5 begins! Frost Symphony , Gerard Schwarz

I wish dear Maestro Mielgo the speediest recovery, and I’m incredibly excited to conduct my truly fantastic colleagues in this exciting program: a contemporary masterpiece by Jennifer Higdon, five of the most expressive and sublime Mozart arias with wonderful Jeannette, and the monumental symphony No 1 by Florence Price - hope to see you at the Symphony!

I’m so very moved to be performing and conducting the Violins of Hope at the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center this Sunday, featuring the world premiere of my composition “Remembrance, Resilience, and Hope”, written for The Violins of Hope

Out now! In the current issue of Strings Magazine, my article on a disturbing student trend I’m seeing—ever-higher shoulder rests…..

Came in the mail today - I look forward to trying Pirastro’s Perpetual strings—
Thank you, Pirastro!

A great final Doctoral Seminar in Romantic performance today, with music of Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Schubert, among others

Composing in the early-morning stillness…

A great evening, conducting the marvelous Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, in readings of student composers - bravo to all!

A gorgeous morning in downtown Coral Gables, catching up with one of my favorite former students—

A very moving tribute to the late Francis Kuttner, at the Violin Society of America

The world premiere of my work “Suite a la Memoire des Victimes de la Shoah”, last month in Paris, with outstanding violinist Irina Muresanu -
This work was inspired by those who educate us about the Holocaust, and help us try to become better humans. Thank you to the Shoah Memorial in Paris, and especially The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center in Ft. Lauderdale

Suite a la Memoire des Victimes de la Shoah, by Scott Flavin world premiere of "Suite a la Memoire des Victimes de la Shoah" by Scott Flavin, performed in the Auditorium of Cité Internationale Des Arts, Paris, October ...

Absolutely brilliant maestro Gerard Schwarz, inspiring all in the first read of Tchaikovsky Symphony 5

Coming up next Wednesday! My students, performing Heifetz “itsy-bitsies”!

A great joy to be a guest in Steve Guerra’s Orchestration class, talking about successful orchestral score formatting, from the viewpoint of the conductor — looking forward to conducting these talented students’ works soon!

A lovely day on the University of Miami campus!

When Etienne Charles calls you Flava Flav—

My article on seconds in Strings Magazine is feautured online!

Brush Up Your Double-Stops on Violin With This Tricky Interval Exercise | Strings Magazine We don't encounter them very often, but still there are great potential benefits to working on double-stops in seconds on violin.

Newman hall opening concert!

What a sweet studio I have!

Tonight at Cité Internationale des Arts!

Today’s workspace at Cité Internationale des Arts

My workspace this morning

Featured on Strings magazine website, my article on the Bruch Concerto!

9 Tips on Mastering the Rhythmic Passages in the First Movement of the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 | Strings Magazine It’s not so hard—until you hit measure 18…