VIOLIN 2019 EDITION
Biography 2019: Hannah Tarley’s resume is marked with impressive milestones. At the age of 12, she was the youngest concertmaster in the history of the San Francisco Youth Symphony Orchestra, with whom she toured Europe twice. She went on to win Third Prize at the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition and has been asked to perform as guest soloists with many important orchestras, such as the Detroit Symphony Orchestras and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. She considers herself a sporty person and likes her simple pleasures: coffee, walks in the neighborhood, martial arts, and photography. “I can find inspiration anywhere. Sometimes it happens when you least expect it.” Hannah studied the violin with Robert Lipsett at Colburn School and holds a bachelor degree from the Royal College of Music of London where she worked with Mark Messenger. She recently completed her performance masters’ at Juilliard, where she studied with Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein, and Catherine Cho.
Hannah Tarley is generously sponsored by Abzac Canada Inc.
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Violin 2019 Program
First Round
J.S. Bach | Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – Allemande
Mozart | Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304
Saint-Saëns | Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Semi-final
Franck | Sonata in A major, FWV 8
Oesterle | stand alone
Brahms | Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Final
Sibelius | Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
