Violinist Emma Rubinstein has had a varied career as chamber musician, soloist, professor of music and private violin instructor. She is currently concertmaster of the Idaho Falls Symphony, and regularly works as string mentor with the Idaho Falls Symphony Youth Orchestra program. Emma’s students have won numerous local, state, regional and national awards, competitions, scholarships, and top honors over the past two decades. Current and recent students have received scholarships as college music majors in violin performance and music education, won first place in senior strings division in the Idaho Music Teachers Association competition, won first place in junior strings division of Idaho MTA, been appointed concertmaster and assistant concertmaster of Idaho All-State Orchestra, and been accepted to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy. Emma’s students regularly participate in All-State, All-Northwest and All-National orchestras, have won the Idaho Falls Symphony Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, been accepted to prestigious summer programs including the National Youth Orchestra of USA, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Interlochen National Music Camp, and Sewanee Summer Music Festival, among others. Her former college students have won numerous concerto competitions, including the Idaho Falls Symphony Young Artists Competition, and were accepted to prestigious Master of Music degree programs, in addition to being successful string music educators. Emma was formerly assistant professor of violin at Miami University of Ohio, and visiting professor of violin at BYU-Idaho for two years. A specialist in chamber music, she was first violinist and founding member of the Santa Barbara-based Anacapa String Quartet for nine seasons. ASQ had New York management, toured widely, received a number of awards and commissions, and appeared on numerous radio broadcasts and television. She was first violinist of the Oxford String Quartet at Miami of Ohio before relocating to Idaho Falls. Emma has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, South Korea, Japan and Israel. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Emma received her Master of Music degree in violin performance from Yale University, her Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from Boston University, and her high school diploma from the Interlochen Arts Academy. Her principal violin teachers included Roman Totenberg, Sidney Harth, Ronald Copes and Paul Statsky. Emma enjoys gardening, taking her kayak on the river, adventuring with her husband Marlin, and is a devoted dog mom to her two pups, Sadie and Coda.