List of female violinists
This is a chronological list of female classical professional concert violinists .
Those without a known date of birth are listed separately in alphabetical order.
Sortable list
Total listed: 412
Name
Alias
Birth date (yyyy/mm/dd)
Birthplace
Died (yyyy/mm/dd)
Place last living
Nationality
Notes
Plunkett, Catherine
1725 c.
Dublin, Ireland
1745 or later
Irish
[ 1]
della Pietà, Santa
Sanza (Samaritana) della Pietà
1725–1750 c.
Venice, Italy
1775 or later
Venice, Italy
Italian
Also contralto and composer at Ospedale della Pietà / Pupil of Antonio Vivaldi
della Pietà, Anna Maria
Anna Maria della Pietà
1696
Venice, Italy
1782
Venice, Italy
Italian
Also singer, musician and composer at Ospedale della Pietà / Pupil of Antonio Vivaldi
della Pietà, Chiara
Chiara della Pietà
1718
Venice, Italy
1791
Venice, Italy
Italian
Also singer and composer at Ospedale della Pietà / Pupil of Antonio Vivaldi
Gambarini, Elisabetta
Mrs. Chazal
1730/09/07
Italy
1765/02/09
England
Italian-English
Also composer/conductor
Sirmen, Maddalena
Maddalena (Madelena) Laura Sirmen (Syrmen) b. Lombardini
1745/12/9
Venice, Italy
1818/05/18
Venice, Italy
Italian
Also composer at Ospedale della Pietà / Pupil of Giuseppe Tartini
Schmeling, Gertrude
Gertrude Elisabeth Mara / Schmehling (Schmelling, Schmaeling, Schmaehling)
1749/02/23
Kassel, Germany
1833/01/20
Reval (Tallinn), Estonia
German
Also guitarist, soprano and harpsichordist /[ 2]
Bayer, Caroline
Karoline Bayer (Beyer, Beyern)
1758
Vienna, Austria
1803
Austria
Austrian
Also composer
Strinasacchi, Regina
Regina Schlick / Catarina Strinasacchi
1761/02/28
Ostiglia, Italy
1839/06/11
Dresden, Germany
Italian
Dedicatee of W. A. Mozart 's Violin Sonata KV 454 /[ 3]
Gautherot, Louise
M.me Louise Gautherot / b. Louise Deschamps
1763
France
1808/07/28
London
French
Pupil of Nicolas Capron /[ 4]
Larrivée, Henriette
L’Arrivée (Agathe-Elisabeth) Henriette / Henriette Larrivée-Borghese
1764/11/06
Paris, France
1839/03/26
Paris, France
French
Violinist, pianist and composer / Performed in the French provinces and in London
Paravicini, Giulia
Giulia Parravicini-Albergandi
1769
Turin, Italy
1843 or later
Italian
Pupil of Giovanni Battista Viotti , Charles Philippe Lafont and Rodolphe Kreutzer /[ 5]
Gerbini, Luigia
Luigia (Lugia, Luisa, Louise), Garbini (Gardini)
1770 c.
Turin, Italy
1819 or later
Italian
Pupil of Gaetano Pugnani / [ 6]
Petersén, Marie Antoinette
Maria Antonia "Marie Antoinette" Petersen / b. Crux
1771
Mannheim, Germany
1855
Sweden
Swedish
violinist and singer
Gondreville, Mussier de
Magnier de Gondreville-Ladurner
1779 or earlier
France
1825/10/28
Saint-Denis, France
French
Wife of composer Ignaz Ladurner [fr ] /[ 7]
Filipowicz, Elisabeth
Filipowicz, Filipowitz, Elisabeth, Elise / b. Mayer, marr. Minelli
1794
Rastatt, Germany
1841/05/4
London, England
Polish
Also composer /[ 8]
Krähmer, Caroline
Madame Krahmen / b. Carolina (Maria) Schleicher
1794
Bodensee, Germany
1868
Vienna, Austria
German
Also clarinettist, pianist, guitarist /[ 9]
Borgman, Lovisa Charlotta
1798
Götheborg, Sweden
1884
Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish
Neumann, Eleonore
Neumann, Leonore/Eleonore/Eleonora
1819
(Lissa, Prussia) Leszno, Poland
1840/02/15
Triest, Italy
(Prussian, Russian?), Polish?, Italian, Jewish
[ 10] [ 11]
Milanollo, Teresa
"Mademoiselle Adagio" / (Domenica Maria) Teresa, Theresa, Therese, Milanollo-Parmentier
1827/08/28
Savigliano, Italy
1904/10/25
Paris, France
Italian
Sister of Maria Milanollo / Owned the "Milanollo-Dragonetti" Stradivari, 1728 (played by Paganini and bequeathed her by Dragonetti ) and the "Milanollo-Hembert" Stradivari, 1703
Milanollo, Maria
"Mademoiselle Staccato"
1832/07/19
Savigliano, Italy
1848/10/21
Paris, France
Italian
Sister of Teresa Milanollo / Owned the small violin "Milanollo" F. Ruggieri, 1680 c.
Wendheim, Gabriele von
Wendheim, Hoffmann, Hofmann von Wendheim, Hoffmann von Wendheim, Gabriele von, Gabrielle
1835 c.
Graz, Austria
1883 or later
Austrian
Pupil of and dedicatee of Joseph Joachim 's Nocturno for violin and orchestra, Op.12 (1858) /[ 12]
Ferni, Vincenzina
1837 c.
Como, Italy
1926/06
Turin, Italy
Italian
Also soprano / Duo with her sister, violinist Carolina Ferni /[ 13]
Blunt, Anne
Lady Ann Blunt / Anne Isabella Noel Blunt (15th Baroness Wentworth) / b. Annabella King-Noel
1837/09/22
England
1917/12/15
Cairo, Egypt
English
Owned the "Lady Blunt" Stradivari, 1721
Neruda, Wilma
Lady Hallé / b. Wilhelmine (Vilémina) Maria Franziska Neruda
1838/03/21
Brno, Moravia
1911/04/15
Berlin, Germany
Moravian
Pupil of Leopold Jansa /[ 14]
Neruda, Maria
Madame Arlberg-Neruda / b. Anna Marie Rudolfina Neruda
1840/03/26
Brno, Moravia
1920/11/07
Copenhagen, Denmark
Moravian
Pupil of Leopold Jansa /[ 15]
Iacovino, Mariuccia
1912/12/12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008/05/16
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian
Also Instructor
Ferni, Carolina
1839/02/20
Como, Italy
1926/06/04
Milan, Italy
Italian
Pupil of Jean-Delphin Alard , Charles Auguste de Bériot , Charles Dancla and Henri Vieuxtemps / Also soprano / Duo with her sister, violinist Vincenzina Ferni /[ 13]
Brousil, Bertha
Brousil, Brusil, Bransil, Brousilová, Bertha
1842
Pisek, Czechoslovakia
1919/11
London, England
Czechoslovakian
Pupil of František Němec /[ 16]
Urso, Camilla
1842/06/13
Nantes, France
1902/01/20
New York, New York US
American
[ 17]
Grünner, Marie
Marie (Grünner, Grüner, Gruner) Grünner-Messerschmidt
1847
Vienna, Austria
1895/10/15
Vienna, Austria
Austrian
Cousin of composer Johann Schrammel /[ 18]
Lebouys, Catherine
Catherine (Catarina, Anna, Nina, Marie-Claire) Lebouys-Waldteufel
1847
Rome, Italy
1876 or later
Italian
Pupil of Delphin Alard and Charles Auguste de Bériot /[ 19]
Ferni, Virginia
1849
Turin, Italy
1934/02/04
Turin, Italy
Italian
Also soprano / Cousin of violinists Vincenzina Ferni and Carolina Ferni /[ 13]
Drechsler-Hamilton, Bertha
Bertha Drechsler Adamson
1849/03/25
Edinburgh , Scotland
1934/02/04
Toronto, Canada
English
Also conductor /[ 20]
Maier, Amanda
Röntgen-Maier, marr. Röntgen, Carolina Amanda Erika
1853/02/20
Landskrona, Sweden
1894/06/15
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Swedish
Also organist and composer / Wife of composer Julius Röntgen /[ 21]
Liebé, Therese
Liebe, Thérèse (Jeanne Berthe)
1854/04/07
Straßburg, Austria
1897 or later
London, England
Austrian
Pupil of Teresa Milanollo /[ 22]
Franko, Jeanne
1855
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
1940/12/03
New York, New York US
American
Also pianist / Pupil of Henri Vieuxtemps /[ 23]
Tayau, Marie
1855/06/12
Pau, France
1892/08
Paris, France
French
Violinist and violin teacher
Brehm, Mathilde
Mathilde Brem-Heim
1856/12/03
Oberdorf, Germany
1886/03/02
Davos-Platz, Germany
German
[ 24]
Scharwenka, Marianne
born Stresow
1856/02/25
Germany
1918/10/24
Berlin, Germany
German
Violinist and composer
Shattuck, Lillian
1857
Boston, Massachusetts US
1940
US
American
Student of Julius Eichberg / chamber musician / founded a women's string quartet
Bauer-Lechner, Natalie
b. Nathalie Lechner
1858/05/09
Vienna, Austria
1921/06/8
Austria
Austrian
Also violist in the Maria Soldat-Roeger String Quartet / Close friend of Gustav Mahler
Barbi, Alice
Alice Laura Barbi
1858/06/01
Modena, Italy
1948/09/04
Rome, Italy
Italian
Also mezzo-soprano
Tschetschulin, Agnes
1859/02/24
Helsinki, Finland
1942
Stockholm
Finnish
Also composer / Together with Jean Sibelius , pupil of Mitrofan Wasiljeff /[ 25]
Pommereul, Marguerite
Pommereuil, Aline-Marguerite, b. Guyet, marr. Rouvier
1859/03
Saint Mihiel, France
1879 or later
France
French
Pupil of Jean-Delphin Alard /[ 26]
Riley, Lucy
1861
England
1897 or later
England
English
Pupil of Joseph Joachim / From 1886, 2nd violin of the "Shinner String Quartet" (leader, Emily Shinner ) /[ 27]
Shinner, Emily
Emily Shinner-Liddell
1862/07/07
Cheltenham, England
1901/07/17
London, England
English
Pupil of Joseph Joachim / Leader of the "Shinner String Quartet" /[ 28]
Soldat-Roeger, Maria
Marie Soldat-Röger / b. Soldat
1863/03/25
Graz, Austria
1955/09/30
Graz, Austria
Austrian
Pupil of Joseph Joachim / Played with Johannes Brahms / Owned a 'Guarnieri del Gesù', 1742
Senkrah, Arma
born Anna Loretta Harkness
1864/06/06
Williamson, New York, US
1900/09/03
Weimar, Germany
American
Student of Arno Hilf , Henryk Wieniawski and Joseph Lambert Massart / first prize at Conservatoire de Paris / successful performances throughout Europe
Osgood, Marion
Marion G. Osgood
c. 1865
Chelsea, Massachusetts, US
c. 1924
American
Violinist, composer and orchestral conductor / founded the all-female Marion Osgood's Ladies Orchestra
Tua, Teresina
Teresa (or Teresina, Maria Felicita) Tua / Suor Maria di Gesù
1866/04/24
Turin, Italy
1956/10/29
Rome, Italy
Italian
Pupil of Lambert Massart /[ 29] / Owned the "Mond-Tua" Stradivari, 1709
Wietrowetz, Gabriela
Gabriele Wietrovitz
1866/01/13
Ljubliana, Slovenia
1937/04/06
Berlin, Germany
Italian-Slovenian
Pupil of Joseph Joachim /[ 30]
Clench, Nora
Esther Leonora Clench
1867/05/06
St. Maris, Canada West
1938/05/17
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Canadian
Robinson, Edith
1867/10/29
Manchester, England
1940/04/18
English
Pupil of Adolph Brodsky /[ 31]
Powell, Maud
1867/08/22
Aurora, Illinois, US
1920/01/08
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US
American
Pupil of Joseph Joachim /[ 32]
Morgan, Geraldine
1868/11/15
New York, New York US
1918
US
American
Pupil of Leopold Damrosch and Joseph Joachim /[ 33]
Carpenter, Nettie
Nettie Carpenter-Stearn
1869
New York, New York US
1940 or later
American
Pupil of Pablo de Sarasate /[ 34] [ 35]
Rode, Mina
Minna Rode
1870 c.
Germany
1901 or later
Berlin, Germany
German
Granddaughter of Pierre Rode / Pupil of Hugo Heermann /[ 36]
Becker Shaffer, Dora
b. Dora Valesca Becker
1870/03/07
Galveston, Texas, US
1958/05/19
Pennsylvania
American
Pupil of Joseph Joachim / first women to play on a musical recording in 1898 on a wax Bettini Phonograph cylinder
Folville, Juliette
Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville
1870/01/05
Liège, Belgium
1946/10/19
Pyrénées région, France
Belgian
Pupil of Charles Malherbe / Also pianist
Kōda, Nobu
Nobu Kōda
1870/04/19
Tokyo, Japan
1946/03/19
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Also pianist
Scotta, Frida
Frida von Kaulbach / born Frida Schytte
1871/03/31
Copenhagen, Denmark
1948/04/29
Ohlstadt, Germany
Danish
Student of Joseph Massart / performed in Austria, England, Germany and Russia
Speyer, Leonora
b. Leonora von Stosch / Lady Speyer
1872/11/07
Washington DC, US
1956/02/10
New York, US
American
Also poet
Mudocci, Eva
born Evangeline Hope Muddock / Rose Lynton
1872
Brixton, London, England
1953
English
Performed widely with the pianist Bella Edwards / close friend of the painter Edvard Munch
Brennerberg, Irene
Irene (Rosa) von Brennerberg
1873/03/14
Brașov, Transylvania
1922/10/01
Brașov, Romania
Romanian
Pupil of Martin Marsick /[ 37]
Barns, Ethel
Ethel Barns Phillips
1874
London, England
1948/12/31
Maidenhead, England
English
Pupil of Émile Sauret / Also composer
Mead, Olive
1874
US
1946
American
Pupil of Julius Eichberg and Franz Kneisel / Founded the all-female Olive Mead Quartet
Schindler, Rosa
Róża Szyndler-Suess
1874/09/02
Gleiwitz, Oberschlesien, German Empire (Gliwice, Poland)
1925 or later
Łódź, Poland
(Prussian, Russian), Polish, Jewish
Pupil of Pablo de Sarasate and Joseph Joachim /[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] / mother of Ilona Ralf Sues [ 41]
Jackson McKim, Leonora
Leonora Jackson
1879/02/20
Boston, Massachusetts, US
1969/01/07
US
American
Pupil of Joseph Joachim /[ 42]
Hood, Florence
1880/10/14
Melbourne, Australia
1968
Australian
Pupil of Hermann T. Schrader and Hans von Bülow / member of the Montreal String Quartet / concert tours and radio broadcasts in Australia
Dickenson-Auner, Mary
Dickenson-Auner, Auner, Mary (Frances Dorothée), b. Dickenson
1880/10/24
Dublin, Ireland
1965/05/25
Vienna, Austria
English
Also composer, under pseudonym of "Frank Donnell" / Pupil of Otakar Ševčík and Samuel Coleridge Taylor for composition /[ 43]
Waddell, Leila
Leila (Laylah) Ida Nerissa Bathurst Waddell
1880
Bathurst, Australia
1932/09/14
Sydney, Australia
Australian
Pupil of Leopold Auer /[ 44]
Clarke, Rachel Steinman
c. 1882
Włocławek, Poland
1944/11/04
Miami, Florida US
Polish-American
Student of Jacques Thibaud / toured the US as a violinist and as head of the Rachel Steinman Concert Company / educator
Hegner, Anna
1881/03/01
Basel, Switzerland
1963/02/03
Basel, Switzerland
Swiss
soloist appearing in concerts in Basel, Berlin, Leipzig and London
Bartlett, Floy Little
1883/03/07
Burlington, Iowa US
1956/03/07
Burlington, Iowa
American
Studied violin in Paris / accompanist and soprano singer / writer
Fonaroff, Vera
1883/06/14
Kyiv, Ukraine
1962/07/23
New York, New York US
American
soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and educator
Hall, Marie
Marie Pauline Hall
1884/04/08
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1956/11/11
Cheltenham, England
English
Pupil of Otakar Ševčík / Dedicatee of Ralph Vaughan Williams 's The Lark Ascending (1920)
Pászthory, Pálma von
1884/05/23
Budapest, Hungary
1958
Weilheim/Oberbayern, Germany
Hungarian
[ 45]
Bell Collier, Bessie
1885/04/03
Cohasset, Massachusetts, US
1969/04/04
Massachusetts, US
American
Student of Franz Kneisel / soloist with various orchestras performed benefit concerts during World War I
Hayward, Marjorie
Marjorie Olive Hayward
1885/08/14
Greenwich, England
1953/01/10
London, England
English
Pupil of Émile Sauret and Otakar Ševčík / 1st violin, leader of the Virtuoso String Quartet ,[ 46] [ 47]
Luboshutz, Lea
1885/02/22
Odesa, Ukraine
1965/03/18
Odesa, Ukraine
Russian
Child prodigy / pupil of Emil Młynarski / chamber musician / toured widely in Europe and the US
Fachiri, Adila
1886/02/26
Budapest, Hungary
1962/12/15
London, England
Hungarian
Sister of violinist Jelly d'Arányi / Dedicatee, with her sister Jelly d'Arányi , of Gustav Holst 's Double Concerto for 2 Violins Op.49 (1929)
Jourdan-Morhange, Hélène
1888/01/30
France
1961/05/15
Paris, France
French
Dedicatee of Maurice Ravel 's Violin Sonata (1927)
Geyer, Stefi
Stefy Geyer
1888/06/28
Budapest, Hungary
1956/12/11
Zürich, Switzerland
Hungarian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay , 1902 / Dedicatee of Béla Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1 (1907–08) and Othmar Schoeck Violin Concerto Op.21 (1912) /[ 48]
Stillings, Kemp
Katharine Kemp Stillings
1888/06/30
Roxbury, Massachusetts, US
1967/04/30
New York City, US
American
Pupil of Joseph Joachim and Leopold Auer / Performed in Russian and Finland before World War I / after becoming blind in 1920s, concentrated on teaching
Breittmayer, Maggy
1888/09/02
Geneva, Switzerland
1961/05/06
Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss
Pupil of Carl Flesch / Performed in Europe before World War I / teacher at Geneva Conservatory
Southgate, Elsie
Miss Elsie Southgate "The Royal Violinist"
1880/1/23
London, England
1946/05/05
London, England
English
Chemet, Renée
Renée Henriette Joséphine Chemet
1887/01/09
Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
1977/01/02
Paris, France
French
Leading international soloist for decades / recording artist and broadcaster
Azpiroz, Marie
1889/11/27
Madrid, Spain
after 1919
Los Angeles, US
Spanish
Performed in Cuba, Mexico, South America and the United States / educator
Viëtor, Alba Rosa
1889/07/18
Milan, Italy
1979/04/15
US
Scottish
Pupil of César Thomson and Otakar Ševčík / violinist and composer
Cullen, Jenny
1890
Scotland
1957
Scottish
Pupil of Henri Verbrugghen / concert master of the State Symphony Orchestra of Sydney / first female member of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Parlow, Kathleen
1890/09/20
Fort Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1963/08/19
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canadian
Pupil of Leopold Auer
Breuning-Storm, Gunna
1891/01/25
Copenhagen, Denmark
1966/04/24
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish
Pupil of Johannes Schiørrin, Torben Anton Svendsen and Henri Marteau / performed as a soloist in German cities and played for Empress Augusta Viktoria / founded her own chamber orchestra and played in the Breuning-Bache Quartet
Lincoln Kerr, Louise
1892/04/24
Cleveland, Ohio, US
1977/12/10
Cottonwood, Arizona, US
American
Violinist, violist and composer / performed with the Pasadena Symphony / studied with Stravinsky and Prokofiev
d'Arányi, Jelly
1893/05/30
Budapest, Hungary
1966/03/30
Hungarian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay / concert tours in Europe and America / chamber trio with Pablo Casals
Canales, Marta
1893/06/17
Santiago, Chile
1986/12/06
Chilean
founded chamber ensemble / worked later as a composer and conductor
Burrows, Grace
1893/06/29
Leicester, England
1980
English
played viola in The Birmingham Quartet / founding leader of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra
Chartres, Vivien
Vivian Chartres, Vivien Vivanti-Chartres, Vivien Chartres Burns, Vivien (Chartres) Young
1893/06/25
Turin, Italy
1941/09/01
Hove Sussex, England
English
Pupil of Otakar Ševčík [ 49] / She owned an "Alessandro Gagliano" violin
Evrard, Jane
Jeanne Chevallier
1893/02/05
Neuilly-Plaisance
1985/11/04
Paris, France
French
Pupil of M. Lefort / founded and conducted the all-women Orchestre féminin de Paris
Kennedy, Daisy
Daisy Fowler Kennedy
1893/01/16
Burra, South Australia, Australia
1981/07/30
Hammersmith, London, England
Australian-English
Pupil of Otakar Ševčík / Wife of pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch (1914–24) /[ 50] [ 51]
Menges, Isolde
Isolde Marie Menges
1893/05/16
Sussex, England
1976/01/13
London, England
English
Pupil of Leopold Auer and Carl Flesch / Sister of composer, conductor Herbert Menges / English première in 1923 of Ernő Dohnányi 's Violin Concerto No.1 Op.27 (1915) / Leader of the Menges String Quartet, founded in 1931 /[ 52]
Arányi, Jelly d'
Jelly Aranyi de Hunyadvár
1893/05/30
Budapest, Hungary
1966/03/30
Firenze, Italy
Hungarian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay , 1908 / Sister of violinist Adila Fachiri , niece of Joseph Joachim / Owned the "Lord Dunn-Raven" Stradivari, 1710 / Dedicatee of Béla Bartók 's Violin Sonatas No.1 Sz.75 (1921) & No.2 Sz.76 (1922), Maurice Ravel 's Tzigane (1924) and, with her sister Adila Fachiri , of Gustav Holst 's Double Concerto for 2 Violins Op.49 (1929)
Healy, Gertrude
1894/03/18
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1984/10/6
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Australian
Concert violinist, taught at Albert Street Conservatorium of Music, and conducted the chamber orchestra.[ 53]
Barstow, Vera
Miss Vera Barstow
1895
Pasadena, California, US
196?
US
American
Pupil of Luigi von Kunits / Premiered Leo Ornstein 's Violin Sonata Op.26 (1915) /[ 54] [ 55] / Premiered Charles Wakefield Cadman 's Violin Sonata in G major (1930) / Played the "Giovan Battista Guadagnini", 1745
Rudge, Olga
1895/04/13
US
1985/03/15
Venice, Los Angeles, California US
American
Concert violinist / performed in Italy with Ildebrando Pizzetti / mistress of the poet Ezra Pound
Andjelkovitch, Eileen
Eileen Constance Smith, Eileen Russell Worby, Eileen C. Tcherniak, Eileen C. Cathie
1896-03-18
Ireland
1941-10-15
Worthing, U.K.
British
violinist, musical director, and music educator based in London; made recordings
Given, Thelma
1896
US
1977
American
[ 56] [ 57] [ 58]
Stevens, Cecile
Cecile Ann Stevens, Cecile Molloy
1896
Sydney, Australia
Australian
Child musician, won scholarship to study at Royal Academy of Music ; toured internationally in 1920s; lived in East Africa after marriage
Stolofsky, Irene
Irene Stolofsky Davis
1896/07/28
Chicago, Illinois US
1950/07/28
American
Student of Hugh (Harry) Dimond / Toured US and Canada in the 1920s / member of Bohumir Kryl's Orchestral Sextette / educator
Moodie, Alma
Alma Templeton Moodie
1898/09/12
Rockhampton, Australia
1943/03/7
Frankfurt, Germany
Australian
Pupil of César Thomson / No recordings exist
Merrill Warren, Winifred
1898/06/24
Atlanta, Georgia US
1990/03/11
Illinois
American
Soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra / formed the Indiana University Trio / educator
Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie Carmen
b. Sofia (Sonia) Fridman-Kochevskaya
1899/01/06
Moscow, Russia
1974/12/02
Stuttgart, Germany
Canadian
Composer and virtuoso pianist and violinist.
Dubiska, Irena
1899/09/26
Inowrocław, Poland
1990/06/01
Warsaw, Poland
Polish
Pupil of Bronislaw Huberman and Carl Flesch /[ 59]
Harrison, Margaret
1899
Chatham, England
1965/12/24
Limpsfield, England
English
Pupil of Achille Rivarde from the age of 5 / performed Delius works with her sisters
Sampigny, Hortense de
Hortense de Sampigny-Bailly
189?
France
1970
France
French
Member of Trio Trillat / Dedicatee of Bohuslav Martinů 's Violin Sonata No.2 (1931)
Ferrari, Albertina
Alberta Lovrich or Lovrič
1900
Zara-Zadar, Austro-Hungary (now Croatia)
1986
Trieste, Italy
Italian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay , 1924 / Founder of Trio di Milano, 1932 / Mother of Giorgio Strehler (1921–1997), Italian director / [ 60] [ 61]
Wegener, Emmy
Emmy Heil Frensel-Wegener
1901/06/14
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1973/01/11
Laren, Netherlands
Dutch
Violinist, pianist, poet and composer
Fehér, Ilona
Ilona Feher
1901/12/3
Budapest, Hungary
1988/01
Holon, Israel
Hungarian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay , 1920
Hribar, Vida Jeraj
1902/05/04
Vienna, Austria
2002/05/06
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenian
Violinist and music educator
Welge, Gladys
1902/05/23
Austin, Illinois
1976/07/27
California, US
American
Violinist and conductor / conductor of the Women's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago / educator
Rubinstein, Erna
Erna Rubenstein
1903/03/3
Nagyszeben (Sibiu), Hungary
[?]1966
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Hungarian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay , 1918 / New protégée of Willem Mengelberg /[ 62] / On August 13, 1945 she divorced from screenwriter George Bruce / Owned the "Gudgeon" Stradivari, 1672
Kramer, Tosca
Dr. Tosca Berger Kramer
1903/06/17
New Zealand
1976/12/27
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
American
Pupil of Eugène Ysaÿe
Wilson, Marie
1903/11/30
Epping Forest, England
1959
London, England
English
[ 63] [ 64]
Morini, Erika
Erica Morini
1904/01/5
Vienna, Austria
1995/10/31
New York, US
Austrian-American
Pupil of Otakar Ševčík
Kersey, Eda
1904/05/16
Goodmayes, Essex
1944/07/13
London, England
English
Delbos, Claire
Louise Justine Delbos
1906/11/02
Paris, France
1959/04/22
Hauts-de-Seine, France
French
Studied at Paris Conservatoire / recitals with her composer husband Olivier Messiaen
Rosé, Alma
Alma Rosé b. Rosenblum
1906/11/3
Vienna, Austria
1944/04/4
Auschwitz
Austrian
Daughter of Arnold Rosé / Wife of Váša Příhoda / Director of the "Women's Orchestra" at Auschwitz
De Vito, Gioconda
Gioconda Anna Clelia De Vito
1907/07/27
Martina Franca, Italy
1994/10/24
Rome, Italy
Italian
Macnaghten, Anne
1908/08/09
Northern Ireland
2000/12/31
English
Pupil of Jelly d'Arányi and Walther Davisson / founded the all-female Macnaghten String Quartet and the New Macnaghten Concerts
Bacewicz, Grażyna
Grazyna Bacewicz
1909/02/5
Łódź, Poland
1969/01/19
Warsaw, Poland
Polish
Pupil of Carl Flesch / Also composer
Fulton, Marjorie
Marjorie Harrell / b. Marjorie McAllister Fulton
1909/12/28
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma US
1962/11/3
Dallas, Texas, US
American
Mother of cellist Lynn Harrell
Umińska, Eugenia
1910/10/4
Warsaw, Poland
1980/11/20
Kraków, Poland
Polish
Barinova, Galina [ru ]
Galina Vsevolodovna Barinova
1910/10/7
Saint Petersburg, Russia
2006/09/20
Leningrad, Russia
Russian
Pupil of Jacques Thibaud /[ 65]
Stark, Ethel
1911/08/25
Montreal, Canada
2012/02/16
Montreal, Canada
Canadian
Violinist and conductor / founded and conducted the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra / educator
Pashkus, Alice
1911/02/21
Germany
1972/02/3
Vienna, Austria
German
[ 66]
Ignatius, Anja
Anja Hirvensalo
1911/06/2
Tampere, Finland
1995/04/10
Helsinki, Finland
Finnish
Kaye, Evelyn
Evelyn / Evelyn Kaye Klein (a.k.a. Evelyn Silverstone)
1911/10/19
US
1990/06/8
US
American
violinist and actress / played with the 'All-Girl Orchestra' of her husband Phil Spitalny /[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
Carmirelli, Pina
1914/01/23
Varzi, Italy
1993/02/26
Capena, Italy
Italian
Pupil of Michelangelo Abbado [it ] / Owned three violins by "Marino Capicchioni ", 1941, 1954 and 1956
Shapiro, Eudice
1914/02/25
Buffalo, NY US
2007/09/17
Los Angeles, California, US
American
[ 70]
Lidka, Maria
Marianne Louise Liedtke
1914/05/27
Berlin, Germany
2013/12/12
London, England
British
Pupil of Josef Wolfsthal and Max Rostal / In 1934 she moved to London / In 1952 she premiered Peter Racine Fricker Violin Concerto No.1 / In 1955 she acquired the 1734 "Willemotte" Stradivarius /[ 71]
Posselt, Ruth
Ruth Pierce Posselt
1914/09/6
Medford, Massachusetts, US
2007/02/19
New York, US
American
Pupil of Emanuel Ondříček [de ] / Wife of Richard Burgin (Auer pupil) who was concertmaster of the BSO for many years under Serge Koussevitzky .
Lephay-Belthoise, Yvonne
1914/09/27
Dieppe, France
2011/11/17
French
Pupil of Jules Boucherit / orchestral violinist and recitalist touring for the Alliance Française
Field, Joan
1915/04/28
Long Branch, New Jersey, US
1988/03/18
Miami Beach, Florida, US
American
Pupil of Franz Kneisel , Albert Spalding , Michel Piastro , Marcel Chailley , Jacques Thibaud and George Enescu
Dunicz-Niwińska, Helena
1915/07/28
Vienna, Austria
2018/06/12
Krakow, Poland
Polish
Performed in the Auschwitz orchestra
Devries, Gabrielle
b. Gabrielle Rossi
1915/10/19
Nice, France
2001/11/04
Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine), France
French
Pupil of Marcel Reynal and Gabriel Bouillon / Wife of the composer Ivan Devries (1909–1997) / Obituary and short bio (in French) /[ 72]
Bustabo, Guila
b. Teressina Bustabo
1916/02/25
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
2002/04/27
Birmingham, Alabama, US
American
Dedicatee of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari 's Violin Concerto Op.26 (1944) and Otmar Nussio's [de ] Violin Concerto (1959)
Zorian, Olive
1916
Manchester, England
1965
English
Founder of the Zorian Quartet
Behrend, Louise
1916/10/3
Washington, DC, US
2011/08/3
New York, US
American
Pupil of Louis Persinger /[ 73]
Hendrickson, Lyndall
1917
b. Balaklava (South Australia)
2017/07/22
Adelaide, Australia
Australian
Pupil of Ludwik Schwab/Renowned violin pedagogue / Member of AUSTA /[ 74]
DeLay, Dorothy
1917/03/31
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, US
2002/03/24
New York, US
American
Pupil of Ivan Galamian
Canberg, Mary
1918
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
2004/06/15
West Nyack, New York, US
American
Pupil of Ivan Galamian
Gründer, Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie Gründer
1918/05/17
Chexbres, Switzerland
1996/11/22
Berne, Switzerland
Swiss
Pupil of Carl Flesch / 2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1944 /[ 75]
Glenn, Carroll
Elizabeth Carroll Glenn
1918/10/28
Richmond, Virginia, US
1983/04/25
New York, US
American
Pupil of Édouard Dethier / Wife and Duo partner of pianist Eugene List
Rapaport, Rosemary
Nancy Rosemary Peace Rapaport
1918/03/19
St Albans, England
2011/06/08
Olney, England
English
Pupil of Rowsby Woof and Frederick Grinke / member of the Halle Orchestra / founded the Purcell School for musically gifted children
Luzzato, Wanda [it ]
Wanda Luzzato, b. Carpi
1919/06/19
Varese, Italy
2002/09/25
Milan, Italy
Italian
Pupil of Jenő Hubay , 1935 / Dedicatee of Giorgio Federico Ghedini 's Divertimento in D major, for Violin and Orchestra (1959/60) / [ 76] [ 77] [ 78]
Neveu, Ginette
1919/08/11
Paris, France
1949/10/28
Azores, Portugal
French
1st prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1935
Gilels, Elizabeth
Elizaveta / Yelizaveta Gilels
1919/09/30
Odesa, Ukraine, USSR
2008/03/13
Moscow, Russia
Russian
Pupil of Pyotr Stolyarsky , Abram Yampolsky and Miron Polyakin/ Sister of Emil Gilels , wife of Leonid Kogan
Suwa, Nejiko
b. Nejiko Oga
1920/01/23
Tokyo, Japan
2012/03/6
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Pupil of Anna Bubnova-Ono /[ 79]
Tuttle, Karen
1920/03/28
Lewiston, Idaho, US
2010/12/16
American
Switched to viola; Pupil of William Primrose /[ 80]
Pardee, Margaret
1920/05/10
Valdosta, Georgia, US
2016/01/26
Westbury, New York, US
American
Pupil of Ivan Galamian , Sascha Jacobsen , Albert Spalding , and Louis Persinger
Havas, Kató
1920/11/05
Târgu Secuiesc, Romania (Transylvania/Hungary)
2018/12/31
London
Hungarian-British
Pedagogue[ 81]
Lengyel, Gabrielle
Gabriella / Gaby Lengyel
1920/11/20
Budapest, Hungary
1993/03/22
Paris
Hungarian-French
the last pupil of Jenő Hubay / studied with Ede Zathureczky / awards: "Eduard Rémenyi Prize" (Budapest, 1934); 2nd "Vienna Competition" (Vienna, 1937); 2nd "International Long-Thibaud Competition" (Paris, 1946); Hungarian National "Pro Arte" medal (Budapest, 1947); Grand Prix "Carl Flesch Competition" (London, 1948) / she performed in Duo with her brother Attila (Atty Lengyel ) and founded the Trio Lengyel (with Atty, piano and Endre Lengyel , cello)
Stucki, Aida
1921/02/19
Cairo, Egypt
2011/06/9
Winterthur, Switzerland
Swiss
[ 82]
Bobesco, Lola
Lola Violeta Ana-Maria Bobesco (Bobescu)
1921/08/9
Craiova, Romania
2003/09/4
Spa, Belgium
Romanian
Lack, Fredell
1922/02/19
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
2017/08/20
Houston, Texas, US
American
Noted concert soloist, recording artist, chamber musician, and prolific teacher. Owner of "Baron Deurbroucq" Antonio Stradivari , 1727. Her bow: François Tourte .
Lama, Lina
1922/04/22
Faenza, Italy
2014/11/28
Rome, Italy
Italian
violinist and violist [ 83]
Pegreffi, Elisa
1922/06/10
Genova, Italy
2016/01/14
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Italian
Pupil of Arrigo Serato / Wife of Paolo Borciani and 2nd violin of Quartetto Italiano ,[ 84] / Owns two violins by "Marino Capicchioni ", 1942 and 1943
Liivak, Evi
1924
Viljandi, Estonia
1996
New York, New York US
Estonian-American
Pupil of Ede Zathureczky and Max Strub / in 1962 she acquired the "Lipiński" Stradivarius, 1715 /[ 85]
Ajemian, Anahid
1924/01/26
Brooklyn, New York, US
2016/06/13
New York, US
American
Pupil of Edouard Dethier / in 1960s founded the Composers String Quartet .
Gilels, Zinaida
Zinaida Grigoryevna Gilels
1924/02/24
Odesa, Ukraine, USSR
2000/05/07
US
Soviet-American
Pupil of Pyotr Stolyarsky , Abram Yampolsky and David Oistrakh / Niece of Elizabeth Gilels and Emil Gilels
Van Dyke, Marcia
1924/03/26
US
2002/09/03
US
American
Martzy, Johanna
1924/10/26
Timișoara, Transylvania
1979/08/13
Glarus, Switzerland
Hungarian
Pupil of Jenö Hubay / 2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1947 /[ 86]
Auclair, Michèle
1924/11/16
Paris, France
2005/06/10
Paris, France
French
Pupil of Jules Boucherit , Boris Kamensky and Jacques Thibaud / 1st prize Long-Thibaud Competition , 1943 / 1st prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1945 /[ 87]
Glezarova, Maya
1924/12/10
Russia
2017/07/17
Moscow, Russia
Russian
Russian violin professor, pupil and assistant of Yuri Yankelevich /[ 88]
Cserfalvi, Elisabeth
Elise Cserfalvi
1926
Budapest, Hungary
1970s ?
London
Hungarian
Pupil of Ede Zathureczky / 2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1946 / 3rd Prize Queen Elisabeth Music Competition , 1951[ 89] / Played at "BBC Proms" in 1960, 1961 and 1964 / Her Duo partner was pianist Géza Frid / Wife of Árpád Gérecz [fr ] .
Mari, Iwamoto
Marry Esther
1927/01/19
Japan
1979/05/11
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Pupil of Anna Bubnova-Ono and Louis Persinger /[ 79]
Liddell, Nona
1927/06/09
Ealing, London, England
2017/04/13
English
Pupil of Rowsby Woof / soloist, leader of chamber music ensembles and educator
Kaverzneva, Olga [ru ]
Olga Viktorovna Kaverzneva
1926/05/12
Odesa, USSR
2006/12/25
Moscow, Russia
Russian
Pupil of Benjamin Z. Mordkovich [ru ] and David Oistrach
Tsitsikian, Anahit
Anahit Tsitsikyan
1926/08/26
Leningrad, USSR
1999/05/2
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian
[ 90]
Zerounian, Ara
1926/11/26
Detroit, Michigan, US
2012/10/29
Ridgefield, Connecticut, US
American-Armenian
[ 91]
Monosoff, Sonya
1927
US
living
American
Pupil of Louis Persinger / Pioneer of baroque violin /[ 92]
Hidy, Marta
1927/01/11
Budapest, Hungary
2010/11/4
Hamilton, Canada
Hungarian Canadian
Pupil of Ede Zathureczky , Leo Weiner and Zoltán Kodály / 1st prize Franz Liszt Academy's Remenyi Competition , 1943 / Award Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1952 /[ 93]
Kwalwasser, Helen
1927/10
US
2017
US
American
Pupil of Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. and Ivan Galamian / Violin pedagogue
Travers, Patricia
1927/12/5
Clifton, New Jersey, US
2010/02/9
Clifton, New Jersey, US
American
Played the "Tom Taylor" Stradivarius, 1732 / After 1951 she quit performing concerts
Parchomienko, Olga [de ; uk ]
Olga Parkhomenko
1928/04/7
Kyiv, Ukraine, USSR
2011/06/5
USSR
Russian
Pupil of David Oistrakh / 3rd prize ex-aequo Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1952
Berkovich, Klara
Klara Yefimovna Berkovich / b. Klara Gordion
1928/05/19
Odesa, Ukraine, USSR
living
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Russian-American
Kimber, Beryl
1928/06/03
Perth, Australia
2022/11/25
Sydney, Australia
Australian
Pupil of David Oistrakh / Distinction prize at 1st Tchaikovsky International Competition , 1958 /[ 94]
Leonhardt, Marie [de ]
b. Marie Amsler
1928/11/06
Netherlands
2022/07/23
Amsterdam
Dutch
Baroque violin / Pupil of Max Rostal / Wife of Gustav Leonhardt
Nelli Shkolnikova
Nelly Chkolnikova / Nelli Efimovna Shkolnikova
1928/07/8
Zolotonosha, Ukraine, USSR
2010/02/2
Melbourne, Australia
Russian
Pupil of Yuri Yankelevich / 1st great prize Long-Thibaud Competition , 1953
Wicks, Camilla
Camilla Dolores Wicks
1928/08/9
Long Beach, California, US
living
American-Norwegian
[ 95]
Haendel, Ida
1928/12/15
Chelm, Poland
2020/07/1
London, England
English
Pupil of Carl Flesch and George Enescu / 7th prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1935
Hodgkins, Claire
1929
Portland, Oregon, US
2011
Thousand Oaks, California, US
American
Pupil of Jascha Heifetz / international violinist, educator, chamber musician, and founder of the Jascha Heifetz Society
Barbara Penny
1929
2007
British
The first woman to play in the strings section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Wiłkomirska, Wanda
Wanda Wilkomirska
1929/01/11
Warsaw, Poland
2018/05/01
Australia
Polish
2nd prize (ex-aequo) Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1952 / Member or the "Wilkomirski-Trio" (Kazimierz Wilkomirski (piano), Maria (cello) & Wanda Wilkomirska) / Plays a 1734 violin by Pietro Guarneri, Venice.
Fain, Rosa
Roza Fajn
1929/01/19
Odesa, Ukraine, USSR
living
Russian
Pupil of David Oistrakh / 1st prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1957[ 96]
Elphège, Flora
1930s ?
Grénoble, France
living ?
Grénoble, France
French
Renowned violin pedagogue / 2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1954 /[ 97] / Piano Trio: Jean Martin (piano), Flora Elphège (violin), Claude Burgos (cello) /[ 98]
Steiner, Diana
1930s ?
US
living ?
US
American
sister of cellist and conductor Frances Steiner /[ 99]
Varga, Norma
b. Norma Jones
1936
England
deceased 2012
US
English
Pupil of Isolde Menges / Wife of violinist Ruben Varga (1928–1984) / Mother of violinist Rachel Varga / Mother of composer David Varga /[ 100]
Givskov, Tutter
Tutter Ellen Margrethe Givskov
1930/04/30
Copenhagen, Denmark
living
Danish
Pupil of Thorvald Nielsen and Erling Bloch / leader of the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra / founder of the Copenhagen String Quartet
Harnoncourt, Alice
b. Alice Hoffelner
1930/09/26
Vienna, Austria
living
Vienna
Austrian
Baroque violin / Wife of Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Hagen, Betty-Jean
Betty-Jeanne Hagen
1930/10/17
Edmonton, Canada
2016/12/29
Canadian
Pupil of Ludwig Becker and Ivan Galamian / 3rd Grand Prix Concours-Long-Thibaud , 1951 (when Ivry Gitlis was 5th) /[ 101]
Paetsch, Priscilla
Priscilla McClure Johnson Paetsch
1931/11/18
Evanston, Illinois, US
2017/07/19
Colorado Springs, US
American
Violinist, violist, chamber musician and educator
Theuveny, Marie Claude
Marie-Claude Theuveny-Petit
1931
Paris, France
2012/07/23
Paris, France
French
2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1948 /[ 102]
Schneidermann, Dina
1931?
Odesa, Ukraine
2016/08/09
Uppsala, Sweden
Russian-Bulgarian-Swedish
Pupil of David Oistrakh / 2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1960 / Played Paganini's "Il Cannone " by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, 1743
Fernández, Huguette
Fernandez Huguette / b. Delsol
1932
Spain
2012/12/10
Decazeville, France
French
2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1950 / Till 1969, concertmaster of the Orchestre de chambre Jean-François Paillard /[ 103]
Lautenbacher, Susanne
Suzanne or Susi Lautenbacher
1932/04/19
Augsburg, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Karl Freund and Henryk Szeryng (briefly)
Garnier, Liliane
1932/09/13
Dijon, France
living
French
[ 104]
Yashvili, Marina [ru ]
Jasvili (Iashvili) Marine Luarsabovna
1932/10/2
Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR
2012/07/9
Moscow, Russia
Russian
Pupil of Konstantin Mostras / 3rd prize ex-aequo Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1952 /[ 105]
Berkova, Sandra
Saundra Berkova / b. Maazel / Sandra Macaulay
1933
Los Angeles, California, US
1978/01/11
Los Angeles, California US
American
Daughter of violinist Frances Berkova / Cousin of conductor Lorin Maazel /[ 106] [ 107]
Tarjus, Blanche
1933
France
1990
France
French
Pupil of René Benedetti , George Enescu and Alice Pashkus / 3rd prize ex-aequo Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1952[ 108] / 2nd prize Geneva International Music Competition , 1952 / 2nd prize ex-aequo 'Concours Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud', 1953 /[ 109]
Spirk, Margit
1933/04/12
Trento, Italy
living
Italian
Pupil of Sandor Vegh and Váša Příhoda /[ 110]
Bagdasarjanz, Ursula
1934
Winterthur, Switzerland
living
Swiss
Pupil of Aida Stucki , Marcel Reynal , Sándor Végh , Joseph Calvet and Max Rostal
Erduran, Ayla
1934/09/22
Istanbul, Turkey
living
Turkish
Pupil of Karl Berger , Ivan Galamian , Zino Francescatti , David Oistrakh / 5th prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1957[ 111] / iKSV 2007 Award [ 112]
Ruppert, Christa
Christa Ruppert Leira
1935/04/02
Frankfurt, Germany
2010/05/06
Cascais, Portugal
German-Portuguese
Pupil of Ricardo Odnoposoff and Oskar Back / concert soloist in various European cities / in Lisbon, concertmaster of the National Radio Orchestra
Kaliszewska, Jadwiga
1936
Warsaw, Poland
2012
Poznań, Poland
Russian
Pupil of Eugenia Umińska / Award Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1962[ 113]
Kan, Suna
1936/10/21
Adana, Turkey
living
Turkish
Beilina, Nina
Nina Michailowna Beilina / Nina Beilina-Chudnovsky
1937
Odesa, Ukraine, USSR
2018
New York, US
Russian-American
Pupil of Abram Yampolsky and David Oistrakh / Dedicatee of Alfred Schnittke Suite in the Old Style (1972) and Boris Tischenko Violin Fantasy, Op.118 (1994) /[ 114]
Kaine, Carmel
1937/03/22
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
2013/04/21
Australian
Pupil of Ivan Galamian / soloist and chamber musician / recording artist and educator
Peinemann, Edith
1937/03/3
Mainz, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Max Rostal
Vamos, Almita
1938
US
living
American
Wife of violin pedagogue Roland Vamos
Petrosyan, Zoya
Isabella Petrosian
1939
Russia
living
Russian
Pupil of David Oistrakh / 4th prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1962[ 115]
Gotkovsky, Nell
1939/09/26
Paris, France
1997/07/15
Brigham, Utah, US
French
[ 116] [ 117]
Givens, Shirley
1940s ?
Louisville, Kentucky US
living
New York, New York US
American
Pupil of Ivan Galamian / Renowned violin pedagogue at Juilliard School / Wife of cellist/conductor Harry Wimmer /[ 118]
Kuronuma, Yuriko
1940/06/04
Tokyo, Japan
living
Japanese
Award-winning Japanese violinist
Le Dizès, Maryvonne
1940
France
2024
Paris, France
French
1st prize Paganini Competition , 1962 / Active with Ensemble Intercontemporain /[ 119]
Lozada, Carmencita
1940
Manila, Philippines
2006/08/15
Pasig, Philippines
Filipino
Pupil of Ricardo Odnoposoff in Salzburg; after graduating from the Music School in Vienna, she moved in The Netherlands and there took up residence in Jan.1964. In 1975 she moved to Germany, and in the span of 30 years she performed in Europe, United States, Canada and Asia. Prizes at Paganini Competition : 4th ex aequo, 1956; 2nd ex aequo, 1961 /[ 120]
Yu Lina
1940
Nigbo, China
living
Chinese
Soloist and educator
Brown, Iona
1941/01/07
Salisbury, England
2004/06/05
Salisbury, England
English
Concertmaster and Music Director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Ushioda, Masuko
1942/04/04
Shenyang, Manchuria
2013/05/28
Boston, Massachusetts US
Japanese
Alsted, Birgitte
1942/06/15
Odense, Denmark
living
Danish
Educated at Royal Danish Academy of Music / violinist in Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Abel, Jenny
1942/11/13
Bredstedt, Kreis Husum, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Max Rostal and Henryk Szeryng / Duo with pianist Roberto Szidon /[ 121]
Armstrong, Helen
1943/08/09
Rockford, Illinois, US
2006/04/28
Greenwich, Connecticut, US
American
Pupil of Ivan Galamian
Perenyi, Eszter
1943/12/15
Budapest, Hungary
living
Hungarian
Classical violinist and educator
Spitzner, Renate
1943/05/28
Prague, Czechoslovakia
living
Vienna, Austria
Austrian
Violinist, composer, educator / founder of the Music-social Method
Nishizaki, Takako
1944/04/14
Japan
living
Hong Kong
Japanese
Pupil of Joseph Fuchs / Spouse of Klaus Heymann , "Naxos" label owner
Mordkovitch, Lydia
b. Lydia Shtimerman
1944/04/30
Saratov, Russia
2014/12/09
London, England
Russian-British
Pupil of David Oistrakh / 5th prize Long-Thibaud Competition , 1969
Eggebrecht, Renate
1944/08/12
Selent, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
living
German
Chumachenco, Ana
Chumachenko
1945/06/23
Padova, Italy
living
Italian-German
Studied with Ljerko Spiller , Yehudi Menuhin , Joseph Szigeti . Sandor Vegh / Teaches at the "Kronberg Academy"
Lara, Catherine
born Catherine Bodet
1945/05/17
Poissy, France
living
French
originally classical violinist and chamber musician / established the Lara Quartet / now mainly neo-classical, rock and pop
Milanova, Stoika
1945/08/05
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
living
Bulgarian
Pupil of David Oistrakh / 2nd prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition , 1967[ 122]
Dael, Lucy van
1946
Amsterdam, Netherlands
living
Dutch
Baroque violin
Grindenko, Tatiana
Tatjana Grindenko
1946/03/29
Kharkiv, Ukraine, URSS
living
Russian
1st prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1972
Isakadze, Liana
1946/08/02
Tbilisi, Georgia
living
Georgian
[ 123]
Fried, Miriam
1946/09/09
Satu Mare, Romania
living
Israeli
Pupil of Alice Fenyves , Josef Gingold and Ivan Galamian / 1st prize Paganini Competition , 1968; 1st Prize Grand prix international Reine Elisabeth, 1971
Banchini, Chiara
1946/10/07
Lugano, Switzerland
living
Swiss
Baroque violin
Shiokawa, Yūko
1946/06/01
Tokyo, Japan
living
Japanese
Student of Eugen Cremer / International soloist with major orchestras / chamber musician and recitalist
Kakudo, Kaoru
1947
Japan
2004/04/05
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Japanese
Pupil of Ivan Galamian / Also concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Spitková, Jela
1947/01/01
Nové Mesto and Váhom, Czechoslovakia
living
Slovak-Austrian
Pupil of Ricardo Odnoposoff and Igor Oistrakh
Bernard, Claire
1947
Rouen, France
living
French
Pupil of Henryk Szeryng / 1st prize George Enescu International Competition , 1964 / [ 124] / Owned a "Giuseppe Guarnieri", 1741 /[ 125]
Thompson, Gwen
Gwendoline Linda Louise Thompson
1947/03/30
Winnipeg, Canada
living
Canadian
Pupil of Ivan Galamian
Chung, Kyung-Wha
1948/03/26
Seoul, South Korea
living
Korean
Pupil of Ivan Galamian / 1st Prize "Leventritt International Competition", 1967
Kavafian, Ani
1948/05/10
Istanbul, Turkey
living
American-Armenian
Pupil of Ara Zerounian , Mischa Mischakoff and Ivan Galamian / professor of violin at Yale University / plays the 1736 "Muir McKenzie" Stradivarius violin
Vasile, Cornelia
1948/12/10
Timişoara, Romania
2010/09/01
Munich, Germany
Romanian
Pupil of Ivry Gitlis in Salzburg and Paris, 1969–70 /[ 126] / in 1969 she recorded Paganini's 24 Caprices, for DGG 'Debut Collection' /[ 127]
Verhey, Emmy
1949/03/13
Amsterdam, Netherlands
living
Dutch
Pupil of Herman Krebbers , Wolfgang Schneiderhan and David Oistrakh
Lamon, Jeanne
1949/08/14
New York, New York US
living
Ontario, Canada
American
Baroque violin / Pupil of Robert Koff and Herman Krebbers
Volckaert, Edith
1949/08/27
Gand, Belgium
1992/07/02
Paris, France
Belgian
Sîrbu, Mariana
Mariana Sirbu
1950s ?
Iaşi, Romania
2023/08/01
Romanian
Pupil of Stefan Gheorghiu / 1st violin of Academica String Quartet and Quartetto Stradivari / Wife of cellist Mihai Dancila and mother of violinist Cristina Dancila / Plays the "Conte de Fontana, Peterlongo, Oistrakh" Stradivari, 1702
Gazeau, Sylvie
1950/01/30
Orléans, France
living
French
Comberti, Micaela
1952/09/28
London, England
2003/03/04
English
Pupil of Manoug Parikian and Sándor Végh / played in a number of ensembles / final performance in 2003
Marcovici, Silvia
1952/01/30
Bacău, Romania
living
Strasbourg France
Romanian
Performs internationally as a soloist / also chamber musician, recitalist and educator
Wallfisch, Elizabeth
b. Elizabeth Hunt
1952/01/28
Australia
living
English
Baroque violin / Wife of cellist Raphael Wallfisch /[ 128]
Marcovici, Silvia
1952/01/30
Bacău, Romania
living
Graz, Austria
Romanian
Pupil of Stefan Gheorghiu / 2nd prize Long-Thibaud Competition , 1969
Kavafian, Ida
1952/10/29
Istanbul, Turkey
living
American-Armenian
Pupil of Ara Zerounian , Mischa Mischakoff and Ivan Galamian
Huggett, Monica
1953/05/16
London, England
living
English
Baroque violin / Pupil of Manoug Parikian , Kato Havas and Sigiswald Kuijken
Milanova, Vanya
1954/01/12
Bulgaria
living
Bulgarian
3rd Prize "Paganini International Competition" in 1973 / one of the first female violinists to record Paganini's 24 Caprices – LP Simax PS 1020 (p)1985
Ishikawa, Shizuka
1954
Tokyo, Japan
living
Japanese
2nd prize Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition , 1972
Carruzzo, Madeleine
1956
Sion, Switzerland
living
Swiss
Pupil of Tibor Varga / first women engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic
Smith, Wilma
1956
Fiji
living
Fijan / New Zealand
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay and Louis Krasner / founder of the New Zealand String Quartet / concertmaster of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Chase, Stephanie
Lynnette Seah Mei Tsing / born Seah Mei Tsing
1957
Evanston, Illinois, US
living
American
Pupil of Arthur Grumiaux / concerts and recitals in US and Mexico / recording artist and educator
Seah, Lynnette
1957
Singapore
living
Singaporean
Pupil of Goh Soon Tioe / co-leader of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra / soloist and recitalist
Müllejans, Petra
1959
Düsseldorf, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Rainer Kussmaul / specialist in Baroque violin / educator
Mullova, Viktoria
Viktoria Yurievna Mullova
1959/11/27
Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia
living
London, England
Russian
Pupil of Leonid Kogan / Plays the "Jules Falk" Stradivari, 1723 c. and a "Giovanni Battista Guadagnini", 1750 c.
Wishart, Stevie
1959
United Kingdom
living
English
Violinist and composer, specializing in early music and the medieval violin / member of the Sinfonye ensemble / recording artist
Juillet, Chantal
1960/12/19
Montreal, Canada
living
Canadian
Award-winning young classical violinist /founded Saratoga Chamber Music Festival / educator
Malgoire, Florence
1960/03/09
Dugny, France
living
French
Baroque violin / Pupil of Sigiswald Kuijken / daughter of Jean-Claude Malgoire
Weiling, Vera Tsu
Vera Tsu / Vera Tsu Wei Ling
1960
Shanghai, China
living
Chinese
Prominent classical violinist / suffered under the cultural revolution / studied in America under Daniel Heifetz / soloist and chamber musician / educator
Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja
b. Nadja Rose Catherine Salerno-Sonnenberg
1961/01/10
Rome, Italy
living
Italo-American
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay
Jenson, Dylana
1961/05/14
Los Angeles, California, US
living
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
American
Pupil of Nathan Milstein and Josef Gingold
Paetsch, Michaela
Michaela Paetsch Neftel
1961/11/12
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
living
Bern, Switzerland
American
Dubeau, Angèle
1962/03/24
Saint-Norbert, Quebec
living
Canadian
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay / international performer, recording artist and broadcaster for Radio-Canada
Kimura, Mari
Kimura Mari
1962
Japan
living
Japanese
Violinist and composer / educator / recording artist
Newman, Maria
Maria Louise Newman
1962/01/18
Los Angeles, California US
living
American
Violinist, violist, composer, conductor, arranger
Mutter, Anne-Sophie
1963/06/29
Rheinfelden, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Erna Honigberger [de ] and Aida Stucki / Owns the "Emiliani" Stradivari, 1703 (Karajan's gift, 1979) and the "Lord Dunn-Raven" Stradivari, 1710 (that belonged to Jelly d'Arányi)
Peters, Jane
1963
Adelaide, Australia
living
Australian
Violinist / Arts ambassador for Australia
Buchdahl, Kate
1964/09/30
Canberra, Australia
1992/12/10
Australian
Pupil of Sándor Végh / toured internationally
Rolland, Brigitte
1964/19/08
Montreal, Canada
living
Australian
Pupil of Mildred Goodman and Rodney Friend / soloist and recitalist
Gravoin, Anne
1965/11/04
Montauban, France
living
French
Pupil of Gérard Poulet / soloist and chamber musician / founded the Régie Orchestre
Little, Tasmin
1965/05/13
London, England
living
English
Mellem, Kristin
1965/03/21
Norway
living
Norwegian
violinist, composer and conductor / educator
Petrozzi, Clara
1965/12/30
Lima, Peru
living
Finland
Peruvian
violinist and viola soloist / chamber musician / composer and educator
Popov, Katia
1965/03/03
Sofia, Bulgaria
2018/05/18
US
Bulgarian-American
soloist / chamber musician / concertmaster / session musician
Takezawa, Kyoko
1966/10/30
Ōbu, Aichi, Japan
living
US
Japanese
Keulen, Isabelle van
1966/12/16
Mildrecht, Netherlands
living
Netherlands
Dutch
Pupil of Davina van Wely. Also violist. Won Eurovision Young Musicians contest 1984. Chamber musician and educator
Lee Chin, Siow
1966
Singapore
living
Singaporean
Pupil of Aaron Rosand , Jascha Brodsky , Felix Galimir / international soloist / educator
Frank, Pamela
1967/06/20
New York, New York US
living
American
Bossert, Laura Anne
1968/04/24
Chatham Township, New Jersey US
living
American
Studied at the Eastman School of Music / has been leader of various orchestras
Ikuko Kawai, Ikuko Kawai
Kawai Ikuko
1968/01/19
Takamatsu, Japan
living
Japanese
Violinist and composer / international soloist / recording artist
Podger, Rachel
1968
England
living
English
Studied under David Takeno, Pauline Scott and Micaela Comberti / specializes in Baroque chamber music
Cantoreggi, Sandrine
1969/05/29
Bègles, France
living
Luxembourg
Pupil of Pierre Amoyal and Carlo Van Neste / performances in concert halls across Europe / now educator at the Luxembourg Conservatoire
Korkeala, Sonja
1969
Oulu, Finland
living
Finnish
Pupil of Ari Angervo , Maria Vermes nad Ana Chumachenco / chamber musician and educator
Astrand, Christina
1969/06/06
Skanderborg, Denmark
living
Danish
Leader of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Brava, Linda
Linda Cullberg Lampenius
1970/02/26
Helsinki, Finland
living
Finnish
child prodigy / leader of the Helsinki Strings / pupil of Jorma Panula and Eri Klas / has played internationally with leading orchestras
Kim Chee-yun
Chee-Yun
1970
Seoul, South Korea
living
Dallas, Texas, US
South Korean
Pupil of Dorothy Delay , Hyo Kang and Felix Galimir / recitalist and soloist / educator
Meyers, Anne Akiko
1970/05/15
San Diego, California, US
living
American
[ 129]
Anthony, Adele
1970/10/01
Singapore
living
Australian
Pupil of Lyndall Hendrickson and Beryl Kimber / now based in the United States
Båtnes, Elise
1971/06/24
Trondheim, Norway
living
Norwegian
Pupil of Dorothy Delay , Ruggiero Ricci , David Takeno and Arve Tellefsen / leader several orchestras, currently the Oslo Philharmonic
Gotō, Midori
Midori
1971/10/25
Osaka, Japan
living
Japanese
[ 130] / she plays the "ex Huberman – Ricci" Guarneri del Gesù
Krasko, Julia
1971/04/06
Moscow, Russia
living
Russian
Pupil of Maya Glezarova / educator at the Moscow Conservatory
Reuter, Sophia
1971
Dresden, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Yehudi Menuhin and Alberto Lysy / violinist and violist / soloist, orchestral performer, chamber musician and educator
St. John, Lara
1971/04/15
London, Ontario, Canada
living
Canadian
Pupil of Linda Cerone , Gérard Jarry and Felix Galimir / international soloist with major symphony orchestras
Suwanai, Akiko
1972/02/07
Japan
living
Japanese
Pupil of Toshiya Eto / 1st Prize "International Tchaikovsky Competition" in 1990
Faust, Isabelle
1972/03/19
Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Christoph Poppen / 1st Prize Paganini Competition, 1993 / Plays the "Bella addormentata" Stradivari, 1704
Thorsen, Marianne
1972/03/13
Trondheim, Norway
living
Norwegian
Pupil of Bjarne Fiskum and György Pauk / founded and led the Leopold String Trio / educator
Szilvay, Réka
1972
Helsinki, Finland
living
Finnish
Classical violinist
Pitcairn, Elizabeth
1973/12/05
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, US
living
American
Performs as soloist / president of the Luzerne Music Center
Barton, Rachel
Rachel Barton Pine
1974/10/11
Chicago, Illinois, US
living
American
Studied with Roland and Almita Vamos
Khitruk, Anastasia
Анастасия Хитрук
1974/08
Moscow, USSR
living
Russian-American
Studied with Dorothy DeLay at Juilliard School
Scheublé, Marie
1974
France
living
French
Pupil of Gérard Poulet / first prize in the Yehudi Menuhin Competition / post-romantic repertoire
Todorova, Mariana
1974
Varna, Bulgaria
living
Bulgarian
Soloist with various European orchestras / concertmaster of the Spanish Radiotelevision orchestra / chamber musician
Belcea, Corina
1975
Romania
living
Romanian
Pupil of Natalia Boyarskaya at the Yehudi Menukin School / founded the Belcea Quartet
Baker, Jenny Oaks
1975/05/27
Provo, Utah US
living
American
Former member of the National Symphony Orchestra / successful recording artist
Ecker, Haylie
1975/10/09
Perth, Australia
living
Australian
founding member of the Bond string quartet / artistic director of the children's classical concert series PLAY!
Kam Ning
1975
Singapore
living
Singaporean
Student of Yehudi Menuhin and later Donald Weilerstein / Soloist with leading orchestras
Misbakhova, Elvira
Elvira Rafailovna Misbakhova
1975/06/20
Nizhnekamsk, Russia
living
Montreal
Russian-Canadian
violinist and violist / chamber musician / recording artist / international soloist
Zgraggen, Simone
1975/08/08
Altdorf, Switzerland
living
Swiss
Pupil of Alexander van Wijnkoop and Ulf Hoelscher / concertmaster of Basel Sinfonietta / educator
Widmann, Carolin
1976
Munich, Germany
living
German
Studied with Igor Ozim , Michèle Auclair and David Takeno / Plays a 1782 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini
Contzen, Mirijam
1976
Münster, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Tibor Varga /[ 131]
Özyürek, Hande
1976
Istanbul, Turkey
living
German
Pupil of Çiğdem İyicil / award-winning soloist and chamber musician across Europe
Hagner, Viviane
1977
Munich, Germany
living
German
soloist with leading orchestras / chamber musician
Hou, Susanne
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou
1977
Shanghai, China
living
Canadian
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay , Naoko Tanaka, and Cho-Liang Lin / Violinist / recording artist
Li I-ching
1977/12/18
Taiwan
living
Taiwanese
International soloist / concertmaster of Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra
Josefowicz, Leila
Leila Bronia Josefowicz
1977/19/20
Mississauga, Ontario
living
Canadian
Studied with Jaime Laredo , Joseph Gingold , Felix Galimir and Jascha Brodsky / Plays the 1739 "Ebersolt" Guarneri del Gesù.
Laurenceau, Geneviève
1977/11/02
Strasbourg, France
living
French
Pupil of Wolfgang Marschner and Zakhar Bron / international soloist, chamber musician and recording artist / educator
Masin, Gwendolyn
1977/11/77
Amsterdam, Netherlands
living
Dutch
Pupil of Herman Krebbers / tours as soloist and chamber musician / performances with various orchestras / educator
Tokareva, Nadezda
1977/11/27
Penza, Russia
living
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Russian-Slovenian
Pupil of Eduard Grach / international soloist / chamber musician / educator
Jansen, Janine
1978/01/07
Soest, Netherlands
living
Dutch
Pupil of Philippe Hirschhorn and Boris Belkin / Plays the "Barrere" Stradivari, 1727
Becker-Bender, Tanja
1978/02/11
Stuttgart, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Helmut Zehetmair , Wolfgang Marschner and Wilhelm Melcher
Mae, Vanessa
Vanessa Mae Vanakorn Nicholson / Chén Měi
1978/10/27
Singapore
living
British
Genres: Classical, techno, electronic and pop
Petcu-Colan, Ioana
1978
Cork, Ireland
living
Irish
soloist and widely performed chamber musician / interest in contemporary music
Trobäck, Sara
born Sara Katarina Trobäck
1978
Örebro, Sweden
living
Gothenburg
Swedish
Pupil of György Pauk / co-founder of Trio Poseidon / leader of the Gothenburg Symphony orchestra
Batiashvili, Lisa
b. Elisabed Batiashvili
1979
Tbilisi, Georgia
living
Georgian
2nd Prize Sibelius Competition, 1995 / Plays the "Engleman" Stradivari, 1709
Cantagrill, Marie
1979
France
living
French
Pupil of Igor Oïstrakh / soloist with orchestras and in recitals
Favier, Amanda
1979/04/07
Paris, France
living
French
Pupil of Gérard Poulet and Igor Ozim / soloist from age 9 / chamber musician / recording artist
Gebert, Anna
1979
Warsaw, Poland
living
Finnish
Pupil of Igor Bezrodny and Magdalena Rezler / concert master of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra / chamber musician
Ferschtman, Liza
1979
Hilversum, Netherlands
living
Dutch
Pupil of Yvry Gitlis, Igor Oistrakh and Aaron Rosand / soloist appearing with several orchestras / chamber musician
Hahn, Hilary
1979/11/27
Lexington, Kentucky, US
living
American
Pupil of Klara Berkovich and Jascha Brodsky / Plays an 1864 copy of Paganini's Cannone made by Vuillaume
Ninomiya, Ayano
1979
Takamatsu, Japan
living
Japanese-American
Pupil of Robert Mann / chamber musician performing internationally with various ensembles
Saeijs, Frederieke
1979/01/25
The Hague, Netherlands
living
Dutch
International soloist with various orchestras / educator
Vänskä, Satu
1979
Kinki, Japan
living
Australia
Finnish-Australian
Studied under Ilya Grubert , Zinaida Gilels and Pavel Vernikov / Award-winning soloist / assistant leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Chang, Sarah
b. Young Joo Chang
1980/12/10
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
living
Korean-American
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay / Plays the "ex Isaac Stern" Guarneri del Gesù, 1717
Grether, Elsa
1980/06/28
Mulhouse, France
living
French
Pupil of Ruggiero Ricci / soloist and recitalist performing in music festivals in France and abroad
Canellakis, Karina
1981/08/23
New York, New York US
living
American
Pupil of Ida Kavafian / violinist who later became a conductor
Chiche, Marina
1981/11/10
Marseille, France
living
French
Pupil of Jean Ter-Merguerian and Ana Chumachenco / international soloist and recitalist / educator, recording artist and radio producer / Plays a Giuseppe Gagliano, 1762
Kolly d'Alba, Rachel
1981/05/21
Lausanne, Switzerland
living
Swiss
Studied with Igor Ozim , Franco Gulli , Thomas Kakuska , Thomas Brandis , Hansheinz Schneeberger and Ivry Gitlis / Plays a 1732 Stradivari
Manoukian, Catherine
1981/06/02
Toronto, Canada
living
Canadian
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay / débuted with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra when 12 / soloist with many prominent orchestras / now based in Sweden
Montgomery, Jessie
1981
New York, New York US
living
American
violinist, composer, chamber musician and music educator
Nemtanu, Sarah
1981
living
Franco-Romanian
soloist with Luc Héry / concertmaster of the Orchestre national de France / recording artist
Skride, Baiba
Riga, Latvia
1981
living
Latvian
International performer with various orchestras / recording artist
Steinbacher, Arabella
1981/11/14
Munich, Germany
living
German
Pupil of Dorothy DeLay and Ivry Gitlis / Plays the "Booth" Stradivari, 1716
Lee, Min
Lee Huei Min
c. 1982
Singapore
living
Singaporean
Pupil of Erick Friedman / soloist with leading orchestras
Batikian, Ani
1982/11/22
Yerevan, Armenia
living
Armenian
Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, receiving top violin prize / later pupil of Salvatore Accardo in Italy / solo concert performer
Lunny, Cora Venus
1982
Dublin, Ireland
living
Irish
Student of Joji Hattori and Vladimir Spivakov / award-winning classical musician / also folk music / recording artist
Shaw, Caroline
1982/08/01
Greenville, North Carolina, US
living
American
Violinist and composer / Pulitzer Prize for Music / chamber musician
Borrani, Lorenza
1983
Florence, Italy
living
Italian
Leader, director, soloist and chamber musician / educator
Shoji, Sayaka
1983/01/30
Tokyo, Japan
living
Japanese
Studied with Uto Ughi and Riccardo Brengola at Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, and later with Saschko Gawriloff and Zakhar Bron in Germany / Plays the "Recamier" Stradivari, 1729
Fischer, Julia
1983/06/15
Munich, Germany
living
German
Also concert pianist / Pupil of Lydia Dubrowskaya and Ana Chumachenco / Plays a Philipp Augustin violin, 2012
Linnebach, Jessica
1983
Edmonton, Canada
living
Canadian
Founding member of the Zukerman Chamber Players / soloist and chamber musician
Pečeny, Oksana
1983/04/23
Kyiv, Ukraine
living
Ukrainian
Student of Primož Novsak / soloist with Slovenian orchestras / chamber musician
Pogostkina, Alina
1983/11/18
Leningrad, Russia
living
Russian-German
Pupil of Antje Weithaas / She won the 1997 Louis Spohr Competition and 1st Prize at the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition , 2005
Yang Jing
1983
Gulangyu, China
living
Chinese
award-winning violinist, violist and five-string violist / viola principal of Camerata Salzburg, principal violist of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Deutsch, Lindsay
1984/11/28
Houston, Texas, US
living
American
Pupil of Robert Lipsett / soloist performances from the age of 11 /
appearances with orchestras throughout US and Canada
Kramperová, Iva
1984
Czechoslovakia
living
Czech
Concert master of the Barocco sempre giovane / concert performer and recording artist / educator
Samuelsen, Mari
1984/12/21
Hamar, Norway
living
Norwegian
Child prodigy / pupil of Arve Tellefsen and Stephan Barratt-Due / frequently performs with her brother Håkon, a cellist
Chen, Catharina
1985
Norway
living
Norwegian
Concert master of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Moreno, Leticia
1985
Madrid, Spain
living
Spanish
Pupil of Zakhar Bron / performed from an early age / extensive repertoire
Yoon, Soyoung
1984/10/18
Seoul, South Korea
living
South Korean
Pupil of Zakhar Bron / award-winning violinist
Ibragimova, Alina
1985/09/28
Polevskoy, Russia
living
Russian
Pupil of Valentina Korolkova and Natalya Boyarskaya / recitalist, soloist and recording artist based in London
Yukawa, Diana
Daiana Yukawa
1985/09/16
Tokyo, Japan
living
British
Violinist and composer / Classical and modern performer
Kamio, Mayuko
1986/06/12
Osaka, Japan
living
Japanese
Pupil of Zakhar Bron / 1st Prize at Tchaikovsky Competition, 2007 / Plays the 1727 "ex Joseph Joachim" Stradivarius, on loan from Suntory
Frang, Vilde
1986/08/19
Oslo, Norway
living
Norwegian
Pupil of Anne-Sophie Mutter , Kolja Blacher and Ana Chumachenco / Plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, 1864
Kholodnaya, Olga
Olga Show
1987/12/10
Cheboksary, Russia
living
Russian
Pupil of Zakhar Bron , Marcus Wolf and Didier Lockwood / Plays an 1853 Jean Baptiste Vuillaume
Yang, Tianwa
Yáng Tianwa
1987/04/08
Beijing, China
living
Chinese
Pupil of Lin Yaoji and protégé by Isaac Stern / Plays a Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri del Gesù, 1730
Benedetti, Nicola
1987/07/19
West Kilbride, Scotland, UK
living
English
Pupil of Yehudi Menuhin and Natasha Boyarskaya
Hanslip, Cloé
Chloë Elise Hanslip
1987/09/28
Guildford, UK
living
English
Pupil of Natasha Boyarskaya and Zakhar Bron / Plays a 1737 Guarneri del Gesù
Kang, Clara-Jumi
Clara-Jumi Kang
1987
Mannheim, Germany
living
German, Korean-German
Pupil of Valery Gradov , Dorothy Delay and Hyo Kang / Plays a 1708 "Ex-Strauss" Stradivarius
Lott, Maria-Elisabeth
Clara-Jumi Kang
1987/06/02
Schramberg, Germany
living
German
International orchestral soloist
Shin, Zia Hyunsu
Hyun-Soo Shin
1987/07/16
Jeonju, South Korea
living
South Korean
Award-winning violinist
Abrigo, Irene
Irene Abrigo
1988/12/03
Turin, Italy
living
Winterthur, Switzerland
Italian
Solo concert violinist, student of Marie-Annick Nicolas, Pierre Amoyal and Corina Belcea. She plays a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, 1758
Azaiez, Yasmine
1988/10/16
London, England
living
British
Studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School / now based in Tunisia
Eberle, Veronika
1988/12/26
Donauwörth, Germany
living
German
She plays the "ex Busch" Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, 1783
Hemsing, Ragnhild
1988/02/15
Nord-Aurdal, Norway
living
Norwegian
débuted with the Bergan Philharmonic when 13 / appearances at major festivals and concert halls in Norway
Nobile, Carlotta
1988/12/20
Rome, Italy
2013/07/16
Benevento, Italy
Italian
violinist, art historian and writer / artistic director of Santa Sophia Academy chamber orchestra
Kim, Bomsori
1989/12/13
Daegu, South Korea
living
New York City, USA
Korean
Pupil of Young Uck Kim , Sylvia Rosenberg, and Ronald Copes / Plays a J.B. Guadagnini Turin , 1774
Pike, Jennifer
1989/11/09
England
living
English
At age 12 was BBC Young Musician of the Year / performances with various orchestras
Soumm, Alexandra
1989/05/17
Moscow, Russia
living
Paris
French
Award-winning violinist / international soloist with several orchestras
Šūmane, Paula
1989/05/04
Riga, Latvia
living
Latvian
Soloist and concertmaster
Suzuki, Airi
Suzuki Airi
1989/11/09
Tokyo, Japan
living
Japanese
Award-winning young violinist
Hemsing, Eldbjørg
1990/02/16
Nord-Aurdal, Norway
living
Norwegian
child prodigy / pupil of Boris Kuschnir / collaboration with Tan Dun / chamber musician and soloist with numerous orchestras
Steele, Emma
1990/04/11
Chicago, Illinois
living
American
Soloist and concertmaster, Royal Danish Orchestra [ 132]
Chen, Stella
1992
US
living
Asian-American
An alumnus of the New England Conservatory of Music and student of Li Lin and Catherine Cho at Juilliard as of July 2020.
Goicea, Ioana Crstina
1993/11/06
Bucharest, Romania
living
Romanian
Pupil of Mariana Sîrbu / recitalist, soloist and chamber musician
Brabetz, Christina
1993/10/08
Windhoek, Namibia
living
South African
Pupil of Thomas Christian at Hochschule für Musik Detmold / winner of TONALi Grand Prix
Fisher, Salina
1993/10/06
New Zealand
living
New Zealand
Violinist and composer
Nuez Suarez, Rebeca
Rebeca Nuez
1993/11/10
Las Palmas, Spain
living
London, England
Spanish
Violinist interested in contemporary classical music
Petryshak, Anastasiya
1994/04/12
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
living
Ukrainian
Classical violinist working with Andrea Bocelli
Yoo, Esthe
1994/06/11
US
living
American
pupil of Ana Chumachenco / international soloist with various orchestras / chamber musician / recording artist
Taglioretti, Ana Lucrecia
1995/12/25
Paraguay
2020/1/7
Asunción, Paraguay
Paraguan
Played with the Paraguayan National Symphonic Orchestra and other groups / cause of death unknown
Matsumoto, Hiroka
Matsumoto Hiroka
1995
Yokohama, Japan
living
Japanese
student of Koichiro Harada and Gérard Poulet / award-winning classical violinist who played from an early age
Stapf, Judith
1997/05/31
Rheinbach, Germany
living
German
Soloist with various orchestras
Elders, Hawijch
1998/10/31
Grenoble, France
living
Dutch
Pupil of Ilya Grubert / performances in the Netherlands and abroad
Stirling, Lindsey
1986/09/21
Santa Ana, California, US
living
American
Ramsay, Meredith Ezinma
Ezinma
1991/01/11
Lincoln, Nebraska US
American
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Sortable list for those without known birthdate
Total listed: 43
Name
Alias
Active from
Birthplace
Died
Place last living
Nationality
Notes
Aller, Judith
2000s
Los Angeles, US
living
American
Pupil of Jascha Heifetz / recitalist and soloist with the Pori Symphony Orchestra and with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Augustyn, Kinga
2000s
Wrocław, Poland
living
New York City
Polish-American
Pupil of Zbigniew Szuflat and Dorothy DeLay / soloist with various orchestras / recording artist
Babut du Marès, Camille
2000s
Belgium
living
Belgium
Belgian
Pupil of Véronique Bogaerts and Yuzuko Horigome / international soloist and recitalist
Benjamin, Mira
2010s
Vancouver, Canada
living
London, England
Canadian
Violinist and chamber musician / former member of Quatuor Bozzini / recording artist
Black, Zoë
2010s
Australia
living
Australian
Recitalist and soloist / plays with the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Chebotareva, Anastasia
2000s
Odesa, Ukraine
living
Ukrainian
Tours in Italy, UK, France and German / recording artist
Dahn, Nancy
1990s
Canada
living
Canadian
Classical violinist and violist / educator / co-founded the Tuckamore Festival
Derome, Julie-Anne
1990s
Montreal, Canada
living
Canadian
Pupil of Taras Gabora and Sonia Jelinkova / Interested in 20th-century music / chamber musician and soloist / recording artist
Frautschi, Jennifer
2000s
Pasadena, California, US
living
Brookline, Massachusetts, US
American
Pupil of Robert Lipsett and Robert Mann / soloist with various orchestras
Gomyo, Karen
2010s
Tokyo, Japan
living
Canadian
Student of Mauricio Fuks, Dorothy DeLay and Donald Weilerstein / soloist and chamber musician
Gould, Clio
2000s
England
living
English
Classical violinist, educator, director of the Royal Academy Soloists and leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Grigoreva, Viktoria
1990s
Kharkiv, Ukraine
living
London, England
Ukrainian
Studied under Semion Mikitiansky and Irina Grebneva / Concert violinist and educator
Kouznetsova, Maria
1991
Ryazan, Russia
living
Russian
Award-winning young violinist
Ingolfsson, Judith
1990s
Reykjavik, Iceland
living
Stuttgart, Germany
Icelandic
Student of Jascha Brodsky / international soloist appearing with many orchestras / chamber musician
Johnson, Karen
2000s
Gilbert, Arizona, US
living
American
Chamber musician and concertmaster
Kokas, Katalin
2000s
Kaposvár, Hungary
living
Hungarian
Student of Ferenc Halász and Dénes Kovács / Chamber musician performing with various orchestras
Kwon, Yoon
1990s
Seoul, South Korea
living
Korean-American
Child prodigy / student of Dorothy DeLay , Hyo Kang, Cho-Liang Lin and Donald Weilerstein / duos with pianist sister Min Kwon / chamber musician / educator
Lester, Gabrielle
1980s
London, England
living
English
Classical violinist, orchestra leader and chamber musician / discography of classical, popular and soundtrack music
León, Eva
1990s
Las Palmas, Spain
living
Spanish
International classical violinist, performances with leading orchestras / recording artist
Makhnev, Elena
2000s
Guanajuato, Mexico
living
Mexican
Virtuoso violinist currently studying in Moscow
Mason, Frances
1960s
United Kingdom
living
British
Studied under Alan Loveday / specializing in chamber music but also soloist / educator
Michell, Edna
1960s
Tel Aviv, Israel
living
Israeli-American
Studied under Lorand Fenyves , Ödön Pártos and Ivan Galamian / international recitalist and soloist / founder of the Cantilena Chamber Players / educator
Olujić, Tatjana
1970s
Belgrade, Serbia
living
Serbian
Award-winning violinist and educator
Palmer, Ruth
2000s
United Kingdom
living
British
award-winning recitalist and recording artist
Paulet, Stéphanie
2010s
Rhône-Alpes, France
living
Paris
French
First violin in French Baroque ensembles / chamber musician and educator
Peña, Adela
1990s
New York City, US
living
American
Student of Rochelle Walton / founding member of the Eroica Trio
Piérot, Alice
1980s
France
living
French
Chamber musician, Baroque violinist and recording artist / member of the Amarillis ensemble / educator
Raum, Erika
1990s
Canada
living
Canadian
Student of Lorand Fenyves / recitalist and chamber musician / orchestral appearances in Canada and abroad
Robert, Lucie
1980s
Montreal, Canada
living
Canadian
Student of Josef Gingold / violinist, composer and educator
Safonova, Ania
1990s
Tomsk, Russia
living
London, England
Russian-Israeli
Student of Svetlanda Goffman and later Felix Andrievsky / Concertmaster of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / chamber musician
Sakharova, Julia
2000s
Zheleznovodsk, Russia
living
US
Russian
Child prodigy / student of Taras Gabora , Almita Vamos , Milan Vitek and Donald Weilerstein / assistant concertmaster, chamber musician, educator
Schnarch, Ani
2000s
Bucharest, Romania
living
London, England
Israeli-British
Student of Felix Andrievsky / Soloist and chamber musician performing with various orchestras / educator
Schmitt, Hélène
1990s
France
living
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
French
Chamber musician specializing in Baroque music / recording artist / educator
Shihoten, Lisa
1990s
Chicago, US
living
Houston, US
American
Student of Betty Haag-Kuhnke / chamber musician and recitalist / educator
Simpson, Mary
2000s
Virginia, US
living
Houston, US
American
Classically trained violinist, now playing bluegrass
Sîrbu, Mariana
1960s
Iași, Romania
living
Leipzig, Germany
Romanian
Student of Ștefan Gheorghiu / international soloist / founder of the Academia String Quartet / educator
Stefanovich-Gruppman, Vesna
1990s
Serbia
living
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Serbian
Soloist and chamber musician / performances with various orchestras / recording artist / educator
Sung, Janet
2000s
New York City, US
living
Chicago, US
American
Student of Josef Gingold / soloist with numerous orchestras / educator
Tcholakova, Ralitsa
2000s
Bulgaria
living
Canadian
International soloist and chamber musician / music writer / recording artist
Tenenbaum, Mela
1970s
Ukraine
living
American
Soloist and chamber musician / recording artist
Thompson, Candida
2000s
Glasgow, Scotland
living
Amsterdam, Netherlands
British
Student of David Takeno / International chamber musician and soloist / leader of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta / recording artist
Thompson, Shirley J.
1990s
London, England
living
London, England
British
Composer, conductor, violinist and academic
Udagawa, Hideko
2000s
Japan
living
London, England
Japanese
International soloist / recording artist
See also
Citations
^ Violinists
^ German bio
^ short bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ Neumann, Eleonore Jewish Encyclopedia
^ German bio
^ a b c short bio
^ German bio
^ Swedish bio
^ German bio
^ 'Camilla Urso Collection'
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ short bio
^ note / The New York Times , 1887/10/18 , article
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ "The Maud Powell Society"
^ note
^ The New York Times, 1887/10/17
^ note
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ German bio
^ Republika Newspaper article (in Polish)
^ "Schindler-Süss Róża | Virtual Shtetl" .
^ "Ilona Ralf Sues: author of "Shark's Fins and Millet" " . The University of Iowa Libraries. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2023 .
^ note
^ German bio
^ note
^ short bio
^ note + 78rpm Audio
^ note + 78rpm Audio
^ note
^ German detailed bio
^ note + 78rpm Audio
^ bio
^ note + 78rpm Audio
^ Lynch, Peter, "Healy, Gertrude (1894–1984)" , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 1 December 2021
^ Carnegie Hall, concert review, 1912/11/26
^ note
^ The New York Times, 1919/10/19 , review
^ The New York Times, 1920/10/28 , article
^ Thelma Given "Violinist of a Generation" , promotional brochure
^ website: http://culture.pl/en/artist/irena-dubiska
^ note 1
^ "note 2" . Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014 .
^ Article – Canadian Jewish Review , 1922/06/2
^ Article from The Strad , 1935
^ note
^ note
^ website
^ short bio
^ bio at IMDb
^ Sarasate 'Zigeunerweisen'
^ In memoriam
^ "Maria Lidka obituary" . The Guardian . 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022.
^ video playing Bach (British Pathé)
^ obituary
^ ABC interview , 2004
^ French bio
^ article of Australian Tour , 20 July 1964
^ "Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della scuola della cultura e dell'arte" , 1987/07/27
^ "Wanda Luzzato, l'allieva italiana di Jenö Hubay", p. 43 – short bio , 2003
^ a b "Three Violin Maidens": Part 1 ; Part 2
^ obituary
^ Official website
^ website
^ obituary (IT)
^ note
^ note
^ note
^ website
^ The Strad article for her 90th birthday
^ Cserfalvi page
^ Anahit Tsitsikian Cultural Foundation
^ obituary
^ Cornell.edu profile
^ obituary
^ note / photo
^ Official website
^ Wieniawski Competition, note
^ newspaper article + picture , 1957
^ ina.fr – audio clip , 1973/09/12
^ The Miami News , concert review, 1954
^ bio
^ bio (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
^ Short biography
^ obituary
^ note
^ The Strad – obituary
^ article, 1957/05/6
^ "The careers of Frances (née Berkowitz) & Saundra Berkova (née Maazel), mother and daughter", The Strad , February 1990
^ Wieniawski Competition – note
^ article , 1954/02/13
^ short bio
^ Wieniawski Competition – note
^ iKSV 2007
^ Wieniawski Competition – note
^ interview, 2008 / note
^ Wieniawski Competition – note
^ note
^ 'Chevalier des Arts and Letters'
^ note
^ French interview
^ obituary
^ note
^ Milena Bozhikova (13 January 2015). "Milanova, Stoyka". Grove Music Online . Oxford University Press . doi :10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2274152 .
^ official website
^ note
^ interview in French, 2012
^ article
^ Cornelia Vasile – Memorial for a violinist and memory of a case
^ official website
^ website
^ website
^ website
^ "The Royal Danish Orchestra | DET KGL. TEATER" .
^ Bernucca, Carolyn (5 September 2019). "Hip-Hop Violinist Ezinma is Much More Than a Viral Sensation" . Complex . Retrieved 17 September 2020 .
General references
"Female Performers on the Violin" , The Musical World , No.CLXVI – New Series No.LXXII, p. 34 (May 16, 1839)
"Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday", Chapter X. "Women as Violini" , Henry C. Lahee (1899)
"Lady Violinists" , The Musical Times , Vol. 47, No. 764, pp. 662–668 (Oct. 1, 1906)
An Encyclopedia of the Violin , Alberto Bachmann (1926)
"Violino e Violinisti" , Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani (1937)
"Violin virtuosos: from Paganini to the 21st century" , Henry Roth (1997)
"Allievi di Hubay (selezione)" Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine , Gianluca La Villa (2003)
"Great female violinists of the past" , Violinist.com – Blog (2010)
"Violin works with connections to female violinists" , Violinist.com – Blog (2011)
"Great Female Violinists: A List" – Blog (2011)
Article: "Addendum on Female Violinists" by George Dubourg (1852) – Blog (2011)
"Who were the early female violinists?" , The Strad (March 7, 2014)
"musikwissenschaftliche Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung" , search page in German – Sophie Drinke Institut (c)2013