HANNAH SHAW, viola

Violist Hannah Shaw enjoys performing music of a wide variety of genres. As a member of the New Juilliard Ensemble and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, she has premiered numerous works and performed in Juilliard's Focus! Festival and MoMA's Summergarden series. As an orchestral musician, she has served as principal violist of both the Oberlin and Juilliard Orchestras under such renowned conductors as Sir Andre Previn and James Levine, and was invited to participate in both orchestras' tours of China.

Hannah is a devoted chamber musician and performs regularly with ensembles throughout Europe and the U.S. She has spent summers performing at such prestigious festivals as Kneisel Hall, Casalmaggiore International Festival, and the Quartet Program. She was recently invited to participate in Open Chamber Music at Prussia Cove. Hannah is interested in historical performance as well, and has studied Baroque viola with Robert Mealy. She was selected to work with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants during their 2009 residency at Juilliard.

Hannah can be heard on the Dutton Epoch label, performing chamber music of Benjamin Dale with her former teacher, British violist Roger Chase.

A native of South Carolina, Hannah completed her undergraduate studies at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student of Roger Chase, and received her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Toby Appel and Samuel Rhodes.