Rachel Segal

Rachel Segal is a violinist, arranger, educator, mentor, and pet mom. She has commissioned, premiered, and performed many works by contemporary composers, prioritizing works by women and composers from traditionally underrepresented communities. She has performed and recorded with some of the world’s leading pop, hip-hop, and rock artists, including Tony Bennett, Peter Gabriel, Steve Martin, and DeVotchKa.

Rachel received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan and her Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. She spent twelve years as a tenured member of the Colorado Symphony and as Concertmaster of the Central City Opera Orchestra. She has also served as Concertmaster of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal, and of the South Bend Symphony, and as Principal Second Violin of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.

Rachel is the Founder and Executive Director of the Primavera Fund, first violinist of the Fairmount String Quartet, and a frequent performer with Post Classical Ensemble, the Baltimore Symphony, and other groups in the Philadelphia area.