Salem’s second-generation Oregon Symphony violinist retires after 41 years

After over four decades with the Oregon Symphony, Salem native Peter Frajola is putting his bow down and stepping into retirement. 

Frajola followed in the footsteps of his parents, both violinists in the symphony, who nurtured his love of the instrument from childhood. Retiring after 41 years, he leaves as one of the orchestra’s longest-serving members.

Frajola was born in 1958 and moved to Salem at the age of 2. The third of four siblings,…