Barbara Corbató · viola

Barbara Corbato is currently the Assistant Principal Viola of the Grand Rapids Symphony, where she has performed since 1990. In addition, she is an active chamber musician, performing with GVSU’s Perugino String Quartet. Ms. Corbato teaches viola at Hope College and through her home studio. She has performed with the New World Symphony, Spoleto Festival of South Carolina and Italy, and the orchestras of Columbus, Flint, and Saginaw. Also, she has participated in music festivals in Saugatuck, Santa Barbara, Aspen and Keystone, Colorado. She received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan, where her principal teachers included Donald McInnes and Yizhak Schotten.