Violin
Lyrical Legacy. Virtuosic Versatility. Impassioned Interpretation.
Elevate your artistry and captivate audiences through the violin's timeless ability to stir the soul and lift the spirit.
Under the direction of international renowned violinist Lee-Chin Siow, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø program offers you rewarding opportunities to develop and refine your technical mastery and interpretive artistry.
Through private lessons, masterclasses, and performance ensembles, you will gain the virtuosic skill to bring the timeless elegance of the violin repertoire to life on stage.
Center Stage: Opportunities, Courses & Inspiration
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Performance Opportunities
Performance opportunities abound for violin students
- Piccolo Spoleto Festival: Perform in the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and other career-launching performance opportunities in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community.
- Orchestra: Take part in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø orchestra under the direction of faculty member and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Yuriy Bekker.
- Chamber Groups: Perform in chamber groups under the direction of internationally renowned pianist Volodymyr Vynnysky.
- Recitals: Student recitals in the vibrant cultural atmosphere of the city of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
- Competitions & Festivals: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø violin students have been winners and finalists at prestigious competitions including the U.S. Music Teachers’ National Association, Collegiate Virtuoso Concerto Competition, and South Carolina Music Teachers Association Competition.
- Piccolo Spoleto Festival: Perform in the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and other career-launching performance opportunities in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community.
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Courses Offered
Programs of study for Violin at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø include a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance and a two-year Post-Baccalaureate Arist in Residency for students preparing for graduate school or professional performance careers.
- Applied Music: Violin
- Repertory Class: Violin
- Ensemble
- Performance
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Renowned Faculty
As a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø student in violin performance, you will learn from a renowned faculty of acclaimed performers and recording artists.
Multiple award-winning violinist , who traces her musical lineage to legendary composers and violinists Eugène Ysaÿe and Henryk Wieniawkski, combines a stellar international performance career with teaching, wowing audiences in more than 20 countries on five continents while nurturing the next generation of young violinists in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and beyond.
Her students have won top prizes in international competitions and gained admission to prestigious schools including Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, Johns Hopkins University, Boston University, University of Michigan, University of Cincinnati.Every student in the program benefits from intensive personal attention through weekly private lessons with Professor Siow.
The holistic program develops students in solo, ensemble and orchestra performance. You will have studio and technique classes, and receive dedicated chamber music and orchestra training to enhance your development for a performance career.
Violin Student Exchange
Our violin program joined forces with the music program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a unique experience. This collaboration, through faculty and student exchanges, exposed students to a variety of techniques and mentorship and completed with an unforgettable concert in our recital hall.
Versatile Violin Alumnus
Violinist, composer, producer and teacher Javier Orman '06 , performs with guitarist Tom Farrell as the duo KOZM. In addition to scoring soundtracks for short films and television, Orman founded Kidzymphony, an orchestral program for young children in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.