A native of Dayton, Ohio, Jeffrey Plotnick retired after completing his 30th season as Principal Second Violin with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, Jeff performed with orchestras in Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; and Caracas, Venezuela before assuming his position in Calgary.
In addition to performing in the Calgary Philharmonic, Jeff served as concertmaster of the Calgary Bach Society and the Calgary Festival Chorus Orchestras. He often appeared as violin soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic as well as the Calgary Bach Society, and has been heard in frequent performances as a solo and chamber recitalist. In October of 1998, Jeff participated in a cultural mission to Kazakhstan, which included solo performances for its President.
Jeff has been a member of the faculties of the University of Calgary, Mount Royal College, and the Amici String Program in Calgary, and was the founding director and conductor of Mount Royal’s Intermediate String Orchestra. He has also been a faculty member of the Banff International Youth Orchestra Festival, the Valhalla, Nelson, Strings and Keys, and Los Angeles Suzuki summer music institutes, and has appeared as guest artist and clinician at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He is currently in demand as a string adjudicator at numerous music festivals.