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
STRING DIVISION DIRECTOR
Sibbi Bernhardsson,
Professor of Violin
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The Oberlin Orchestra performs in Carnegie Hall.
Oberlin Orchestra
Professor of Conducting Raphael Jiménez leads the Oberlin Orchestra, one of the conservatory’s premier large ensembles. The full-size undergraduate orchestra regularly performs in Finney Chapel, has embarked on national and international tours during winter term, and is heard on several recordings.
Performance Ensembles-
Sibbi Bernhardsson
Professor of Violin
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Francesca dePasquale
Assistant Professor of Violin
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William van der Sloot
Professor of Violin
Affiliated Faculty
Edwin Huizinga ’06
Assistant Professor of Baroque ViolinVerona Quartet
Quartet-in-Residence and Artist-TeachersViolin News
Cooper Competition for Violin to Take Place in January 2025
August 20, 2024
The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition will bring some of the world’s most talented young violinists to the campus of Oberlin College and Conservatory in January 2025. It features assistance for participants and a generous prize package.
Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024
May 13, 2024
Annual reception held May 13 in Stull Recital Hall.
Violinist Maya Irizarry Lambright to Solo with Oberlin Orchestra
May 9, 2024
A winner of the 2023-24 Senior Concerto Competition, Lambright will open the program with Shulamit Ran's Violin Concerto. The second half of the program features the orchestra in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
