John Gerson
Since December, 2010, John Gerson has been a very welcome addition to Bein & Fushi's sales team. He has trained under the guidance of Gabriel Ben-Dashan: "I've learned so much after working with Gabriel. I was first introduced to Gabe when I was a student at Indiana and we have been friends ever since. He has helped me find great violins since I was a student." Hailing from the western Chicago suburb of Naperville, John Gerson is a graduate of Naperville North High School and received his Bachelor of Music and Diploma in Violin Performance from Indiana University where he studied with Henryk Kowalski. Gerson currently is concertmaster of The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest. He recently served as a section violinist and then as assistant principal second violinist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra for seven seasons. Gerson has also performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, The National Repertory Orchestra, and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. He is a very experienced private instructor and previously held the position of adjunct professor of violin at Olivet Nazarene University. Gerson has also been a stu- dent of Drew Lecher and David Taylor. To contact John, click here.
"As a musician and former Bein & Fushi customer myself, I understand how important finding the right instrument and bow can be to a player at any level. And I know how important it is to listen to what my customers say and pay attention to how they play and react to certain instruments and bows in order to help them find what works best for them."
— John Gerson
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