“Emanuel Borok, concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 2010 and an esteemed solo and chamber musician and teacher, died Saturday at age 75 after battling lung cancer,” writes Scott Cantrell in Monday’s (1/6) Dallas Morning News. “A native of the former Soviet Union, Borok came to the DSO from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he served 11 years as associate concertmaster, and as concertmaster of the Boston Pops. As the DSO’s first-chair violinist under music directors Eduardo Mata, Andrew Litton and Jaap van Zweden, Borok was credited with cultivating the sound and discipline of the orchestra’s violin sections. He helped prepare the orchestra for its 1989 move from Fair Park Music Hall to the Meyerson Symphony Center…. Beyond the DSO, Borok appeared widely as a soloist and chamber musician … After teaching at the University of North Texas and University of Houston, in 2013 he became distinguished artist-in-residence at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts…. He also led master classes” at leading conservatories and festivals. “Borok was trained at the Darzinya Music School in Riga, Latvia, and the Gnessin School of Music in Moscow. In 1971, he won the position of co-concertmaster in the Moscow Philharmonic…. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; son, Mark Borok, and daughter, Sarah Borok.”
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