Arianna Smith, Violin

Biography

Known for her captivating spirit and exceptional musicality, twenty-year-old violist Arianna Smith has already distinguished herself as both a soloist and chamber musician. Performing at such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the Symphony Center and Harris Theater in Chicago, and the Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland, she has also been a member of the Perlman Music Program and was invited to perform as a young artist at the Kronberg Academy Festival “Cello Plus” in Germany. 

Ms. Smith has given collaborative performances with world-renowned artists such as the Ébene Quartet, James Galway, Arnold Steinhardt, Daniel Hope, Viviane Hagner, Rachel Barton Pine, and Paul Coletti.  As a soloist and chamber musician, she has received top prizes in the Fischoff National Chamber Competition, the Society of American Musicians, the Rembrandt Chamber Players, and the Pasadena Showcase for the Arts.

Arianna Smith has been featured on National Public Radio’s “From the Top,” WFMT’s “Live from WFMT” and “Introductions,” as well as KUSC’s “Sundays Live Program from LACMA.”  She most recently performed the Hoffmeister Concerto with the Colburn Orchestra.

She received her Bachelor of Music degree in May 2014 from the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, California where she has been under the tutelage of Paul Coletti. In September, she will be continuing her studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Paris with Jean Sulem.