Isaac Visoutsy

Hometown

Las Vegas, Nevada

Education

CSU Fullerton, Bachelors of Music, 2016-2021

UC Los Angeles, Masters of Music, 2023-2025

Instrument

Violin

Biography

Isaac Visoutsy is a violinist and teacher based in Los Angeles and Orange County. He has participated in masterclasses with many conservatory and university professors, renowned soloists and concertmasters, and other professional orchestral musicians.

In the summer of 2023, Isaac was honored to receive a violin fellowship with the National Repertory Orchestra (NRO) in Breckenridge, Colorado, where he played under the batons of Michael Stern, Carl Tapilow, JoAnn Falletta, and more. Isaac enjoys collaborative music and has worked closely with Domenic Salerni of the Attacca Quartet, Jan Talich of the Talich Quartet, and pianist Ning An on duo sonatas for violin and piano.

He was a violinist with the American Youth Symphony for two years before the organization’s untimely closure. Isaac performs regularly with the Mozart Classical Orchestra based in Laguna Beach, as well as other regional orchestras in and around his community. Alongside performing, he is a dedicated teacher, helping his students achieve their musical goals.

Isaac graduated with his bachelor's degree in violin performance from California State University, Fullerton, studying under Dr. Ernest Salem. While at CSUF, he was the recipient of the 2019 Yamaha Strings Award and was a prize winner at the School of Music Concerto Competition. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in violin performance at UCLA, studying under Varty Manouelian and Movses Pogossian. In his free time, Isaac enjoys cooking and baking for his loved ones.

What inspired you to go into music?

When I was nine years old, my mother came home with a box of classical music cassette tapes that she found at a yard-sale on her way home from work. My family was not musical at all and I had never heard classical music before that. I plugged in my old SpongeBob radio and started listening to Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite on repeat. I was hooked from then on!

What is an interesting fact about you?

When I was a senior in high school, I was dead set on studying linguistics and Japanese translation in college until the very last second. During application season I spontaneously decided to take auditions for music school and make music my life's work from then on.

What activities do you enjoy in your spare time?

Cooking delicious meals for my friends and family.

What are you most excited for about this 2024-2025 season?

Performing as much as possible.

Favorite Musical Quote:

"Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize"

-Napoleon Bonaparte