Anthea Kreston, Violin

Biography

Violinist Anthea Kreston has received numerous awards for her chamber
collaborations including honors at the Melbourne and Banff International
Competitions, the Grand Prize at the Concert Artists Guild Competition, and Top
Prize in the Munich ARD International Chamber Music Competition.

She made her solo debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and tours
actively with her piano trio, The Amelia Piano Trio.

Anthea holds a B.A. in Women's Studies from Cleveland State University and a
performance degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. She is a professor of
violin and viola at the Hartt School of Music, where she received her Master's
Degree, as well as at Wesleyan University. She has studied with Almita and
Roland Vamos, Felix Galimir, Ida Kavafian, and Phil Setzer.

Anthea is actively involved with alternative music;
she played in the Cleveland-based rock band Daria for several years, and
frequently performs with her violin and percussion duo Sweet Thunder. Anthea
can be heard on the labels Cedille Records, Channel Classics, Koch, and
Traditional Crossroads.