Two Superstars Joining PCO starting this September
It will be a fabulous season of concerts, with PCO at the forefront of sound, programs, and artistry. Together, their artistry, perspectives, and connections will bring more great artists to PCO, expand audience engagement opportunities, and offer more great music.
From prestigious concert halls around the world to an Icelandic volcano, virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger’s performances have been described by critics as “spinetingling…astonishing” (The Guardian), “dazzling virtuoso playing” (The Washington Post), and “impeccable level of playing, a wonderful musician” (The Strad). El País (Spain) “…he has got everything in his favor: technique, composure, and personality.”
He is a prize winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition of 2011.
Eric has collaborated as a soloist with the London Philharmonia, Mariinsky Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Danish National Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Orquesta Sinfónica de México, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Conductors Eric has worked with include Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Michael Tilson Thomas, Dimitri Kitajenko, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Donald Runnicles, Robin Ticciati, Antoni Wit and others. In chamber music, Eric has had the pleasure of playing with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Mischa Maisky, Augustin Dumay, and Jake Shimabukuro among others.
He has appeared at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Louvre in Paris, the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, the Moscow International House of Music in Russia, Shanghai Grand Theatre in China, Royal Festival Hall in London, Seoul Arts Center in Korea, the National Arts Centre in Canada, and more. Among numerous television and radio appearances in the United States, Asia, and Europe, he was featured on Radio France, STV in China, KBS in Korea, and WQXR, WFYI, FOX 59, WISH-TV, and NPR, among others.
Eric received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. His mentors have included Glenn Dicterow, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, and the late Maestro Lorin Maazel.
Eric plays on a rare J.B. Guadagnini violin made in 1757 and an Etienne Pajeot “Pajeot Abalone” bow, both on generous loan from Classically Connected Inc. He is a co-founder of the Hawaii International Music Festival and the Carneros Classic Collective.
Eileen Moon is the former Associate Principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, with which she enjoyed 15 years of world class programming, touring, chamber music, and participation in music festivals throughout the country. Moon began her cello studies with Frances Bennion and Irene Sharp at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and continued her studies at the Juilliard School with Channing Robbins and Joel Krosnick, as well as at the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna with Valentin Erben. Upon graduating from Juilliard, Moon won second prize at the Geneva International Cello Competition and fourth prize at the Tchaikovsky International Cello Competition. Thereafter, she began her orchestral life as a substitute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony before joining the New York Philharmonic.
Born and raised in Los Altos, California, Moon returned to California in 2022 to prioritize proximity to family. Since her return, she has enjoyed her favorite things: running, outrigger canoeing, and all things family and community, including her husband and team of six dogs. Moon is an active freelance cellist. She teaches at Napa Valley College and is Academy Programs Associate with Festival Napa Valley.