Lauded by the New York Times as a “brilliant soloist” and by The Strad for her “marvelous and lyrical playing,” violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron enjoys a versatile career based in New York City. She is a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; the Momenta Quartet, whose vision encompasses contemporary music of all backgrounds alongside great music from the past; and the Toomai String Quintet, an ensemble devoted to playing a variety of styles from around the world and illuminating them through interactive performances.
Emilie-Anne also appears frequently with Musicians from Marlboro, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Knights, Talea Ensemble, A Far Cry, New Asia Chamber Music Society, and Sejong. In addition to regularly leading Orpheus, she has served as concertmaster of the Iris Collective, Sejong, The Knights, and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, among others.
Emilie-Anne is a founding member of Ensemble Échappé, a new-music sinfonietta, as well as the Gamut Bach Ensemble, in residence with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Her extensively varied international appearances have included recitals in Sweden and at the Louvre in Paris; festivals in Russia, Finland, and Jordan; and recently, major venues in China, South Korea, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia.
Born in the U.S. to Japanese and French-Canadian parents, and a dual
citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Emilie-Anne was trained at The Juilliard
School where her teachers were Won Bin Yim, Dorothy DeLay, David Chan,
and Hyo Kang. She holds a B.A. in Classics from Columbia University
(magna cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors), and a Master of Music
degree and the coveted Artist Diploma from Juilliard. Emilie-Anne plays
on a 1673 Jacob Stainer violin on generous loan from the Englewood
Chamber Players. www.emilieannegendron.com
She has performed at the SLLMF since 2023.
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