Hugo Fiorato

American violinist. Hugo Fiorato (August 28, 1914 - 23 April 2012 ), was born in Manhattan. He began violin studies at age four, and later attended Juilliard, before studying with teachers in Italy. He was with the City Ballet for 56 years, starting as concertmaster in 1948 before working his way up the ranks to principal conductor, a post he held for his last 15 years with the company (ages 75 to 90). He retired in 2004.