Richard o'neill viola.
It's not often a violist gets a city-wide proclamation. Don't tell that to violist Richard O'Neill.
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O'Neill has been making a name for himself since he became the first (and only) violist to earn an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School.
Born on December 31, in Sequim, Washington, Richard Yongjae O'Neill is popular the world over.
The London Times described his performance as "ravishing." The New York Times described one of his performances as "a crackling, visceral, reading that held the audience in rapt attention." He's even been the subject of a five-hour documentary produced and broadcast by the Korean Broadcasting System, where it was seen by over 12 million people.
Early Education and Influences
O'Neill's first instrument was the violin.
As he outgrew the small instrument, a teacher suggested he play the viola. In an interview published in The Korea Times, O'Neill tells how he was told to listen to an album of works composed by William Walton when he