A new concertmaster and double bass leader help define Orchestra Lumos’ robust timbre 

Orchestra Lumos confirms two long-standing members of the Orchestra to permanent positions, effective immediately. Concertmaster Deborah Buck, formerly of the Lark Quartet, has been praised by The Strad for her “surpassing degree of imagination and vibrant sound,” and about her recent appointment Buck shares, “I am incredibly thrilled and honored to become Concertmaster of Orchestra Lumos after several seasons in an acting position.  I am grateful for the chance to officially join this impressive team led by Music Director, Michael Stern and CEO, Russell Jones. I look forward to each and every one of our future collaborations as we create wonderfully exciting and gratifying concerts, together.”

Similarly  the Double Bass section welcomes the confirmation of Peter Weitzner as Principal Bass. His prolific career as an instrumentalist and classical record producer has associated him with many of the highest-caliber classical musicians, ensembles, and festivals today, including Solisti New York, the Jupiter Symphony, EOS Ensemble, SONYC, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Musicians Accord, the New Jersey Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony, as well as Mostly Mozart, OK Mozart, Cape May, Seal Bay Festival, Festival of the Hamptons, White Mountains Music Festival, Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Bratislava Music Festival, and the Bruckner Festival in Linz, Austria.

“I am happy to announce the appointments of our new concertmaster, Deborah Buck, and Principal Double Bass, Peter Weitzner. Both of these marvelous musicians, already long in our orchestral family, exemplify the tenets of Orchestra Lumos’ revitalized commitment to the community, in their versatility, leadership, and musical artistry, and I am thrilled to welcome them to as permanent orchestra members,” says Music Director, Michael Stern.

About Deborah Buck:

Deborah Buck has built a rich and varied musical career as a chamber musician, concertmaster, soloist, professor, and artistic leader. Ms. Buck made her Lincoln Center concerto debut in 1997 with the Little Orchestra Society. For seventeen years, Ms. Buck was a member of the Lark Quartet where she concertized, commissioned, and recorded works by many of America’s most celebrated composers. An active recitalist, in 2020 Ms. Buck received two commissions: one for solo violin by John Harbison entitled DeBut, and another for violin and piano entitled Fantasia on Beethoven’s Spring Sonata by Bruce Adolphe.  Ms. Buck recently recorded the Suite for Solo Violin by John Harbison. Most recent performances have been with pianist Orli Shaham for the Kauffman Music Center’s Musical Storefront series (NYC), and at Off the Hook Arts and Telluride MusicFest in CO. In 2022, Ms. Buck was appointed Concertmaster of Orchestra Lumos (formerly Stamford Symphony). She was the tenured Concertmaster of the Brooklyn Philharmonic from 2008-2013. Ms. Buck is currently Assistant Professor of Violin and Head of Strings and Chamber Music at SUNY Purchase, and Co-Executive Director and curator of the Faculty Concert Series at the Kinhaven Music School in Vermont. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School and University of Southern California where she studied with Dorothy DeLay, Masao Kawasaki, and Robert Lipsett.

About Peter Weitzner:
Peter Weitzner, a graduate of The Juilliard School, has performed with Solisti New York, the Jupiter Symphony, EOS Ensemble, SONYC, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Stamford Symphony, Musicians Accord, and the New Jersey Symphony. As soloist, he has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony and performed the New York premiere of Sheila Silver’s Chant for bass and piano. Mr. Weitzner has been a frequent participant at international music festivals including Mostly Mozart, OK Mozart, Cape May, Seal Bay Festival, Festival of the Hamptons, White Mountains Music Festival, Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Bratislava Music Festival, and the Bruckner Festival in Linz, Austria.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Weitzner is currently the curator and host of the BPL Chamber Players in residence at the Central branch (Grand Army Plaza) of the Brooklyn Public Library. He has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orion, Enso, Daedalus, Formosa and Cassatt Quartets, Trio Solisti, New York Chamber Ensemble, Yale at Norfolk, Kingston (RI) and Cooperstown Chamber Music Festivals, New York Philomusica, Garden City Chamber Music Society, Sherman Chamber Ensemble, North Country Chamber Players and the Berkshire Bach Society.