Violinist Rachel Lee Priday Signs with New Management Company Visconti Arts

The new company has been founded by composer Dan Visconti

The composer and music entrepreneur Dan Visconti has recently launched his new management company, Visconti Arts. One of the first artists to sign with the new company is violinist Rachel Lee Priday.

Lee Priday has appeared as soloist with the Chicago, Houston, National, Pacific, St. Louis, and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, Boston Pops Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Germany’s Staatskapelle Berlin.

She is highly committed to new music, and has given the premiere performances of commissioned works by composers including Matthew Aucoin, Christopher Cerrone, Gabriella Smith, Timo Andres, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Cristina Spinei, Melia Watras, and Paul Wiancko.

In 2022, a new violin concerto titled Kuyén was written for her by Miguel Farías. The piece depicts the Moon in Mapuche mythology, and Lee Priday gave its premiere performance with the UC Davis Symphony at the Mondavi Center.

Visconti's initial roster includes artists such as Tobias Picker, Kati Agócs, Vijay Gupta, Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Rei Hotoda, Mélisse Brunet, and Mary Elizabeth Bowden, among others.

"In my musical life, I’ve had the opportunity to play many roles in the creative process: as a composer, artistic director, curator, consultant, writer, and speaker — all vantage points which inform a broad perspective of our creative ecosystem and the unique needs of musical artists," Visconti said of the new company.

"My approach is driven by above all seeking to nourish, support, and celebrate each artist’s authentic self by cultivating their own unique vision and values. Visconti Arts prioritizes deep strategic planning and creating new frameworks for developing adventurous collaborative projects — with a commitment to the total artist and human serving as our guiding light."