Program Overview
Violin
Study of the violin is centered on the broad experiences of our faculty, who provide students with rigorous instruction tailored to their needs and goals as a musician. Our goal is to develop students’ talents to the highest musical and professional levels through private lessons, coaching, instrumental technique, a range of performance opportunities, and more.

Oberlin Conservatory students take part in a master class.
Photo credit: Scott Shaw
Program Facts
- Program Type: Major
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- Bachelor of Music (BM)
- Division: Strings
Contact
- Cindy Shairba, Administrative Assistant
- 440-775-8198
- cindy.shairba@oberlin.edu
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Violin Faculty
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Sibbi Bernhardsson
Professor of Violin
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David Bowlin
Professor of Violin
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Francesca dePasquale
Assistant Professor of Violin
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Marilyn McDonald
Professor of Violin and Baroque Violin
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Verona Quartet
Quartet in Residence
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William van der Sloot
Associate Professor of Violin
Violin News
Oberlin Trio Welcomes Cellist Dmitry Kouzov with Virtual Recital
January 15, 2021
January 22 performance features works by Haydn, Schumann, and conservatory alum George Walker ’41.
World Events Inspire Conservatory Programming
October 27, 2020
October 30 faculty recital to feature works by William Grant Still.
Winter Term: Recording the Stravinsky Violin Concerto with Piano
September 10, 2020
Fourth-year violin major Peiwen Su took on the ambitious project to learn and record the entire Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major. The project was both challenging and inspirational—and demonstrated to Su what is possible in this new reality.