robert mcduffie is an internationally renowned violinist. he has played as a soloist with many of the major orchestras around the world including those of new york city, los angeles, chicago, montreal, toronto, san francisco, philadelphia, cleveland, minnesota, houston, st. louis, hamburg symphony orchestra, leipzig gewandhaus orchestra, the north german radio symphony orchestra, the frankfurt radio orchestra, the deutsche kammerphilharmonie bremen, orchestra del teatro alla scala, santa cecilia orchestra of rome as well as the major orchestras of australia and east asia.