Eddy Malave
Viola & Alexander Technique
Eddy Malave is an active freelance violist and educator based in New York City. A native of Long Island, he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Viola performance from The Juilliard School, where he studied under the acclaimed violist and teacher William Lincer and received the William Gluck fellowship. His past instructors have also included Irene Stitt, Patinka Kopec, Margaret Pardee, Roland Vamos and Heidi Castleman.
Mr. Malave’s work as a freelancer has carried him around the world performing in prestigious concert halls throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the South Pacific and the America’s. He has performed alongside a diverse array of artists, some of who include Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Patti LuPone, Sir Elton John, and Dimitri Rostropovich to name a few and has collaborated with various artists such as composer and producer A.R. Rahman, DJ Victor Calderone, Bright Eyes and countless others.
In New York City, Mr Malave is a sought after performer who plays in a variety of ensembles. In the past, he’s performed with the Se Jong Soloists and currently plays in the various Lincoln Center venues or Carnegie Hall with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, the Orchestra of St Lukes, the New York Oratorio Society and the Grace Church Choral Society. He also performs in a number of Broadway shows and in many chamber music projects. He is also a founding member of the Missing Link Ensemble.
In addition to his work as a freelancer, Mr Malave is an AmSAT- certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. He has presented the technique in countries around the world, including Austria, Italy, Jordan, Singapore, Argentina, Brasil and Canada and at institutions in the United States such as the Juilliard School and at Steinhardt New York University. He also teaches privately in New York City.
Mr. Malave is also a certified teacher in the Suzuki Method for both the Violin and Viola. In addition to his private teaching studio, he’s on the string faculty at New York City’s Third Street Music Settlement and is a teacher of the Alexander Technique at New York University’s Department of Music and Performing Arts in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.
