Oliver Kot
First Violin
First Violinist Oliver Kot, who served as Principal Second Violin from 2015–25, is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has a Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School and a Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with William Preucil. During the summer, Oliver is a member of the Colorado Music Festival, which he has attended since 2017. A year before joining the Charlotte Symphony, he worked in China's National Center of the Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing.
Oliver is an avid chamber musician and regularly participates in Charlotte's Providence Chamber Music Series at the Providence United Methodist Church. He plays on a 1931 Janos Spiegel violin, and his bow was made by his father. Oliver has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony since 2015.
What would you be doing if you weren’t a professional musician?
A pool player.
What’s your favorite thing about living in Charlotte?
There are a lot of great coffee shops.
