Matt Pickart

Thank you to my friends and family for your sweet 41st birthday wishes! Life is amazing. Here are some beautiful, exciting, and fun memories from this last year in chronological order. Thanks for your support and friendship. Love you all ❤️

#travel #music #love

1. Performing in Gulangyu Concert Hall (outside of Xiamen), July 6, 2025
Thank you Scott!!
My first time in Asia

Trying some of the more interesting cuisine 😉 in Bangkok on the famous Khaosan Rd with my partner in crime, along with bugs and alligator later on the trip…

Best birthday present ever. Thank you Anamaria ❤️

Dvorak Quintet in the ever beautiful Chiesa di San Leonardo at @clazzmusicfestival with dear friends and talented students

Sardinia with bro’s fam- one of my most cherished pictures!

Castiglione della Pescaia Agosto 5 ❤️

Proud unc - one of a handful of visits getting acquainted with my newest niece, Nova!

One of my visits earlier this year with Aunt Pat before she passed away on Tuesday at 95 years old.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, January 2026

Paris through my cousin Lisa’s eyes for the day

Snake charmers really put three snakes on me including a cobra in Jemaa el-Fnaa Square in Marrakech 😱
My first time in Africa 🇲🇦

The world’s tallest fiddle- The Big Fiddle- Sydney, Nova Scotia, 60 ft tall, -15 Fahrenheit
TRO Canada Tour first show stop, March 2026

Dinner at @madersrestaurant before my parents got to see me in the Rock Orchestra sold-out show at the Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee on April 25th

Turning up the distortion - Back in Black with the homies @therockorchestra sometime around my 100th show

I successfully hiked the highest mountain in Texas- thanks to these amazing gentlemen- Guadalupe Peak! 9 miles, 6 hours, over 3k of elevation, and one giant puke session and 3 attempts to quit from me

After Dohnányi Serenade with Laura and Mingyao at @renovamusicfestival

My first and only tattoo in memory of my nephew, Andrew, Super A-Man. Thank you Emmanuel, I love it!

8 years of violin study with these two legends Gene Purdue and Tyrone Greive back in high school and college in Madison. Always love the reunion at the annual @ereditaensemble concert

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