Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz: Culture and Coolness with the Strings Diva The Philly Blunt: The Podcast That Celebrates Philly

This episode we bring you a little culture and coolness. Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz was a bit of a child prodigy on the violin. She landed at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester where she eventually earned a Masters degree. A drunk driver almost ended her career. Ironically, it was a grandchild of the founder of the Eastman School of music that struck her. Doctors told her she’d never play professionally again and to find a new career. They were wrong.Alexandra went on to a successful violin career playing with the likes of Brandford Marsalis, Elvis Costello, Jill Scott, Peter Gabriel, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Harry Connick Jr., Rod Stewart, Julie Andrews, Styx, The Who, and more.She currently holds a tenured position in the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and she is also Founder and CEO of Philly Music Labs, which specializes in connecting high-quality, genre-crossing musicians to new audiences and other like-minded musicians and artists.We discuss her musical inspirations and how to make Classical Music and the Orchestra more accessible to a larger audience. She also educates us on the values of classical musical instruments, which we had no idea could reach upwards of $250,000.We recorded this episode at Front Street Cafe in Fishtown. Front Street is a favorite of Alexandra’s because of the food and their support of the local arts scene.LINKS:Alexandra Cutler-FetkewiczPhilly Music LabFront Street Cafe