About
Luminous tone, fearless musicality.
Violinist, Gold Medalist of the 2020 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, and a graduate of Curtis and Juilliard.
Behind the Bow
Praised for her luminous tone and fearless musicality, violinist Aria Volenne is one of the most compelling voices of her generation.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, she built her international profile with a Gold Medal win at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.
Moving fluidly between core repertoire and contemporary works, Aria brings an intensity that draws audiences in from the first note — collaborating with leading ensembles while championing the music that first drew her to the instrument.
In Her Own Words
“I fell in love with the violin because it sounds like someone thinking out loud. On stage I’m listening for the moment a phrase stops being notes and becomes a sentence. When that happens, the hall goes quiet in a different way, and that silence is what I play for.”
Aria Volenne
Selected
Collaborations
Ensembles, conductors and halls from recent seasons.
Orchestras
Northbridge Symphony Orchestra
Halden Philharmonic
Meridian Chamber Orchestra
Orquesta Sinfónica del Valle
Arden Festival Orchestra
Conductors
Marta Lindqvist
Tomás Ferreira
Hiroshi Adachi
Clémence Duval
Jonah Whitcombe
Chamber partners
Ilse Moreau
piano
Daniel Osei
cello
The Calloway Quartet
Ensemble Lumen
Halls
Marlowe Recital Hall
London
Sala Aurora
Madrid
Lindenhof Konzertsaal
Vienna
Harbor Point Center
Sydney
Awards &
Recognition
2020
Gold Medalist, Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Auckland, New Zealand
2019
Laureate, Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition
Brussels, Belgium
Education
2016-2018
Master of Music – Violin
The Juilliard School, New York, NY
2012-2016
Bachelor of Music – Violin
The Curtis Institute of Music., Philadelphia, PA
The Instrument
Aria performs on a violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in Milan around 1753, on generous loan from Foundation Name. Its dark, focused lower register and singing upper voice suit both the Romantic concertos and the new works she commissions.
Maker
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini
Made
Milan, c. 1753
On loan from
The Amati Instrument Foundation
Bow
François Xavier Tourte, Paris
Available for the 2027 Season