Results for "violin"

Edward W. Hardy

Born: January 12, 1992

Praised for “composing the omnipresent music and playing the violin superbly” (The New York Times) and recognized as a DownBeat Award–winning composer, violinist, and violist, Dr. Edward W. Hardy is a Black and Puerto Rican artist whose work bridges classical, contemporary, and Black musical traditions. For Hardy, music is a language of human experience — a way to communicate, connect, and transform. Best known for bringing the solo violin to the Off-Broadway stage in the Obie Award–winning production "The Woodsman," Hardy has become one of the foremost voices redefining contemporary violin performance through storytelling, genre fusion, and cultural reflection.

Jason Kao Hwang

Born: May 12, 1957

The music of Jason Kao Hwang (composer/violin/viola) explores the vibrations of his history. His compositions are often narrative landscapes through which sonic beings embark upon extemporaneous, transformational journeys.  His most recent releases, Myths of Origin, Soliloquies, Book of Stories, Uncharted Faith, and The Human Rites Trio, have received critical acclaim. Raised during the “melting pot” era of assimilation, Mr. Hwang did not learn Chinese from his immigrant parents, only English. When his parents spoke in Chinese to each other, he would listen intently to glean meaning from the inflection, rhythm, and timbre of their phrases.  Mr

Marina Alba

Born: June 5, 2001

Born in Madrid to a family of musicians, Marina Alba began playing the violin at the age of seven. Her mother, a pianist and chamber music professor, and her father, a world-music cellist, nurtured her musical journey from an early age. Marina’s formal education in Spain took place in Madrid and Málaga, before she moved to the United States to further her studies.

Currently, Marina is pursuing her Master’s degree at Manhattan School of Music as a student of the prestigious Zukerman Program, where she is a recipient of the IAB full-tuition scholarship. There, she has the honor of studying under the guidance of legendary violinists Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec.

Yasmine Azaiez

Born: October 16, 1986

World renowned Tunisian/Indian Violinist, singer and Composer Yasmine Azaiez studied at the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK then went on to study at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Specializing in World music and Contemporary, she has performed in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall UK, Bimhuis in Amsterdam, The Cultural Center in Beijing China, The Cairo Royal Opera House in Egypt, Jordan Hall in Boston USA, and Royal Omani Opera house amongst many others. Yasmine and her band have also played at the prestigious National festival Carthage Festival in Tunisia, which was attended by 7000 people. Yasmine has performed with many legendary musicians such as Naseer Shamma, Mistlav Rostropovich, Guinness book of world record holder Cory Pesaturo, Kinan Azmeh, Apollo Liberace,  Ramy Ayach and Rami Khalifa . She has been sponsored by Wood violins, Volta Violins, Roswell Pro Audio and in 2017 by
Samsung Tunisia.
In 2019 Yasmine Azaiez created the first large violin competition in Tunisia, sponsored by
the British Council, created to encourage the Tunisian youth to pursue their passions in music.
In Tunisia, Yasmine has been recognised for her many achievements. She was invited to play the National Anthem at the Presidential Palace in front of the Late President, Beji Caid Essebsi, elected one of the 100 Future Leaders of Tunisia in 2017 and was on the Jury of Miss Tunisia.
Yasmine Azaiez currently resides in Los Angeles. Her new 2025 Album 'Shivas Shoes' was produced by Ashish Manchanda { who's credits include the late Michael Jackson Album 'Invincible' } The music is a  vibrant blend showcasing North African/Indian heritage with complex yet danceable rhythms,  passionate melodies while highlighting her Classical technique.
Yasmine's band consists of 6 award winning musicians which include two percussionists, a bassist and guitarist. 

Tuva Halse

Born: August, 1999

Tuva Halse (b. 1999) is an improvising violinist and composer from Molde, Norway. In 2022 she completed her bachelor's degree in performing jazz violin at the Conservatory in Trondheim, before proceeding to the masters program at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. She has already played at several of the main jazz stages in Norway with her own and others' projects, including names such as Mathias Eick, Tord Gustavsen and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, in addition to contributing to a number of releases in different genres (Marstein, Daniela Reyes, Trond Kallevåg). With a background as a classical violinist, she creates music at the intersection between Nordic jazz and classical art music.

Bryan Senti

Bryan Senti is a Colombian-Cuban American composer, multi-instrumentalist, violinist, and producer whose work moves fluidly between contemporary classical music, experimental songwriting, and film and television scoring. Known for an intimate, textural sound that blends Western classical traditions with Latin American and Indigenous influences, Senti has established a career that bridges concert music, recorded albums, and large-scale visual media. His work reflects a deep engagement with heritage, place, and storytelling, often foregrounding the violin while expanding outward into electronics, voice, and layered acoustic instrumentation.

Cecilia Vacanti

Born: December 17, 1996

Cecilia Vacanti is a multi-style fiddler and classically trained violinist based in Boston, MA. She plays fiddle music for dances, and has a strong foundation in pop, rock and jazz, as well as in improvisation and tune-writing. She grew up in a musical family in Syracuse, New York. She was given her first violin for Christmas when she was 7 years old, and in high school she discovered folk festivals and fiddle camps. In 2015, Cecilia spent a year living in Hungary through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, where she attended the Kodály music conservatory high school, and studied violin with Ittzés Tamás

9 Horses

9 Horses is an improvising chamber ensemble featuring Joe Brent (formerly of Regina Spektor’s band) on acoustic and electric mandolin, 2018 GRAMMY nominee Sara Caswell (Esperanza Spalding) on violin and Hardanger d'amore, and Andrew Ryan (Kaia Kater) on bass. Featuring Brent's original compositions and the incendiary, genre-hopping virtuosity of all three members, the trio at the core of 9 Horses represents their vision of a musical future with no barrier between 'folk art' and 'fine art', and as an ensemble are capable of communicating this idea through musical canvases both great and small.

Michael Snow violin and keyboards

Ben Sutin

Born: December 23, 1992

After being enamored by the vocal qualities of the violin, Benjamin began studying Suzuki violin at age five, adding piano just a few years later. His career began to blossom when he started showing an interest in jazz, just months before his 13th birthday. It all started with a summer long workshop with saxophonist, Odean Pope at the famed Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz in Philadelphia, the only education institution at the time willing to accept a violinist into their program. Soon after, Benjamin started studying privately with legendary jazz violinist John Blake Jr. among other Philadelphia based jazz luminaries on faculty at the Clef Club. It wasn't long before he developed a name for himself. You would frequently catch him on the Philly scene, whether at sessions or gigging professionally, both as a leader and sideman.