Bridget Dolkas

Bridget Dolkas , first violinist of the California Quartet, is a vibrant member of the musical community in Southern California.  She is the principal Second Violinist of the Pacific Symphony, and frequently performs on the orchestra's popular chamber music series, Cafe' Ludwig.  In addition, she performed for eight years os a member of the San Diego Symphony and the San Diego Opera orchestra.  With the California Quartet, Ms. Dolkas has been invited to perform in Europe and across the United States.  She has won First Place in the La Jolla Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition and the Meadowmount Mozart Concerto Competition, as well as Finalist in the UCLA Concerto Competition. 

Her Varied musical background has led to interesting and diverse performance opportunities, including concerts with fiddler Mark O'Connor, chamber performances at La Jolla Summerfest, electric fiddle solos with the Pacific Symphony, and and appearance in an MTV video.  As a student of Alice Schoenfeld, She earned her BM degree at the University of Southern California and also received the award for Chamber Musician of the Year.  Ms. Dolkas continued her studies with Isaac Malkin and completed an M.M. degree at the Manhattan School of Music.  She is currently a Doctoral candidate at UCLA where she studied with Mark Kaplan.  Ms. Dolkas performs on a 1798 Lupot violin that is on loan through the Pacific Symphony.