William Shaub

William Shaub is a violinist scheduled to appear as soloist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra across three separate programs in the 2026-2027 season. The repertoire spans Bach's solo and double concerto writing, Kreisler and Mozart, a Russian chamber-leaning program of Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky, and the Saint-Saëns Third Violin Concerto alongside Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Across these three Knoxville programs, William Shaub appears in music that ranges from intimate to virtuosic. The Bach pairing of the unaccompanied D minor Partita with the Double Concerto shows solo bearing next to ensemble give and take, while the Kreisler variations and Mozart sonata favor lyrical shaping and tonal color over sheer display. The Russian-themed program leans toward chamber intensity, with Prokofiev's two violin sonata and Shostakovich's double string quartet writing built from tightly interlocking lines, and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence adding warmth and dance energy for six or more string players. The Symphonie fantastique concert closes with the technically demanding Saint-Saëns Third Concerto, known for its songful slow movement and brilliant finale, framed by Puccini and Berlioz. Listeners can expect a soloist comfortable moving between Baroque counterpoint, Romantic melody, and twentieth century chamber writing.