 With the graceful elegance “of a Classical princess and plays like a triumphant angel” (Kennett Paper), Ann is skyrocketing as an audience favorite. Beginning violin studies at the age of 6. a mere 4 years later she debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of David Zinman and began private studies with the renowned artist, Erick Friedman. At the age of 14, Ann was one of the youngest artists accepted to the MM/Certificate program at Yale University. Her debut concert at London's Wigmore Hall was acclaimed one of the "top five concerts" of the 2005 concert season with a 2006 performance at Weil Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in New York City, Ann's performances elicited rave audience response answered by numerous encores. A review by writer Dr. John Birchell hailed Ann as "the only working artist today who might be mistaken for Heifetz". Currently, Ann is working with renowned concert violinist, Elmar Oliviera, in
refining audience involvement in a muli-facited approach to musical presentations. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she is a roster artist with Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation program.
In addition to her recognition as a virtuoso, Ann is a commissioned composer. In 2001 and 2002, she was an award recipient of the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Competition. Ann was also featured in a Symphony Magazine article about young composers ("Born to Compose", May/June 2003). Her style has been described as early Romantic by Jung Ho Pak, conductor of the New Haven Symphony, and appeals to a wide range of audiences. Her studies in composition began at the age of 11 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music with Dr. Paul Mathews and continued at West Chester University at the age of 15 with Dr. Robert Maggio.
Receiving numerous awards from widely recognized organizations, including the Davidson Institute and Virtu Foundation, Ann’s appearances are nothing short of “Astounding”! |