Biography

Harold Reeves, born in Santa Barbara, CA and raised in San Diego, CA, holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music in Violin Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His mentors include Mikhail Kopelman, Ilya Kaler, Olga Kaler, Philip Setzer, Zvi Zeitlin, Glenn Dicterow, and Kathleen Winkler. He has collaborated with Eugene Drucker of the Emerson Quartet, performing First Violin on the Schubert Quintet in C, D. 956, at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido in 2024.

Formerly associated with Lincoln Center Stage and RWS Entertainment in New York City, Harold now serves as a founding member of the San Diego Music Group based in Southern California. He performs on a 1949 Helmuth Ellersieck violin, from his grandfather, Harold Reeves Sr., an amateur violinist and WWII Veteran. His father is a Vietnam veteran and Harold is bi-racial with a Korean/American cultural upbringing.

Apart from music, Harold enjoys pursuits such as powerlifting, basketball, snowboarding, camping, fishing, and motorcycle riding. His greatest artistic influences are J.S. Bach and Yo-Yo Ma. His favorite sports to watch are NBA, NFL, UFC, and Boxing.