Marty Hackl

Violin

I have a background in the arts as a classically trained violinist. A student of Milton Preves, principal violist with the Chicago Symphony from the Frederick Stock and Fritz Reiner years, through the Solti era.  I received my Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance in 1979 from DePaul University.  

While at DePaul, I also studied composition, and electronic music composition with Raymond Wilding-White.  In a now obsolete genre (that was before computers!), I composed electronic compositions on tape for dance and as soundtracks for independent young avant garde filmmakers.  Several of those films were shown at regional film festivals and on public television in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Following that, as a graduate, I studied violin and pedagogy for five years with Adia Ghertovici, himself a violin student of Georges Enesco (Enescu) -- at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University and the American Conservatory of Music.

I have performed as a concert soloist and as a section player with many small orchestras and ensembles throughout the Chicago area for over 25 years. I am still active as a chamber musician and recitalist.  I served as concertmaster of the Lake Shore Symphony of Chicago for 10 concert seasons. My other symphony engagements include the Civic Orchestra of Chicago,  The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, the Northwest Indiana Symphony, the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Light Opera Works, the Elgin Symphony, the Lake Forest Symphony and the Rockford Symphony.

I performed recitals for about a decade as part of a violin and piano duo with accompanist Markia Panton.  Our repertoire consisted of much of the standard sonata repertoire, as well as a large variety of short concert and salon pieces.

After a serious left hand injury and the loss of part of a finger on my left hand, I spent the last decade relearning the violin and have resumed my career.

During most of my career now spanning nearly 30 years, I have been teaching violin to young intermediate/advanced students and professional as well as amateur adults.

I can be reached by e-mail at:  MartyHacklViolin@re-building.com

Recordings for solo violin

Bela Bartok - Duo # 36 - Bagpipes