Gabrielle Painter

Chamber Music Course Leader

Gabrielle Painter has performed throughout Europe, Canada and the United States as soloist, chamber musician and leader.  Her concerto performances range from Beethoven to Szymanowski and Lou Harrison and has performed the violin solos of Swan Lake and Coppelia at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Sadlers Wells and Herodus Atticus (Athens).  A passionate chamber musician, Gabrielle has been Guest Artist at the Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada), performed with the internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and in numerous concert series including the London Festival of Chamber Music, Crwth Concert Series(UK), Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (NY), the Miller Theatre (NY) and the Mostly Music Series (Chicago). Gabrielle is the violinist of the Szabo Piano Trio who have toured Hungary and Ireland and recorded for Lyric FM Radio as well as performing in their own concert series in London and Chichester.  Dedicated to the performance of music of our time, Gabrielle was a founding member of the New York based furious band premiering many new works and recording for CRI and New World Records.  Gabrielle also plays as guest leader and in guest principal positions in many of Britain’s leading orchestras.

Equally dedicated to teaching, Gabrielle has held the position of adjunct violin professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook working with undergraduate, masters and doctoral students.  She has given master classes and performance workshops at universities throughout New York, Chicago and Canada and at the Royal Academy of Music. She is currently teaching at the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Gabrielle holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Diana Cummings, a Master of Music degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she will also receive her Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree.  Gabrielle was a scholarship student of and Teaching Assistant to Mitchell Stern. Winner of the Montgomery Violin Competition (United States) Gabrielle has also been the recipient of awards from the Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, the Ackerman Awards and the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Awards.