Yuriy Bekker
Artistic Director, Concertmaster & Principal Pops Conductor
Section: Strings
Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony since 2007. His leadership culminated in Charleston’s landmark Carnegie Hall debut in 2025, bringing together the CSO, CSYO, and CofC Orchestra.
Yuriy's Sponsors
Artistic Director & Principal Pops Conductor:
Generously sponsored by Mrs. Andrea Volpe
Concertmaster:
Generously sponsored by Gretchen Tanenbaum
At a Glance
Favorite Charleston Spots
Pineapple Fountain
The Battery
Shem Creek
Favorite Composers
Mahler
Bach
Mendelssohn
If not music, what would you be doing?
I could not imagine doing anything else
