“Sitarski performed with intensity and gravitas, conveying both delicacy and power in his playing” (Kitchener Record).
Named the Concertmaster of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012, Stephen holds the same position with the Esprit Orchestra, and held the same position with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) for 15 seasons (1997 – 2012).
Stephen has also been guest concertmaster across Canada and the United States, working with many distinguished conductors. He has served as Associate Concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and was guest concertmaster and featured soloist with the National Ballet Orchestra for Eugene Onegin and Russian Seasons in March 2011.
Stephen is on the faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Toronto’s Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and is a frequent mentor for Hamilton’s National Academy Orchestra.
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