Andre Vanderhal started on violin at age 10, and at age 14 joined the Dutch National Youth Orchestra, of which he later became concertmaster. He participated in many local and national student orchestras, was chosen for International Youth Orchestras (Jeunesse Musicales International) in Amsterdam, Lausanne and Lisbon, and was Primasz of the Leiden Student Gypsy Band, Hoszpita. He performed as soloist in Saint Saëns’ 3rd violin concerto with the Leiden Student Music Society “Sempre Crescendo” under the baton of Andre Presser. He continued to play chamber music through medical school and while pursuing a successful career in Neonatology (newborn intensive care pediatrics). His studies and career brought him from the Netherlands via Israel to the USA. He retired from active practice in 2021. Since 2005 he reentered orchestra playing, initially as first violinist and later also as a viola player, and presently plays with the Santa Monica Symphony as well as the Palisades Symphony and Orchestra NOVA LA (formerly LA Doctors Orchestra). Besides music he enjoys spending time with his wife Nancy and their extended family of 4 children and 8 grandchildren, enjoying books, chess, photography, travelling, biking, and hiking.