Violist Danielle Farina is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Karen Tuttle. She was the recipient of several awards while a student, most notably Grand Prize, First Prize, and prize for "most beautiful sound" at the 1996 American String Teacher's Association Competition. Upon graduation, she joined the renowned Lark Quartet, of which she was a member for three years.

Touring extensively with the Lark in North America, Europe, and Scandinavia, Ms. Farina performed at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals including the Great Performers Series and the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, Schleswig Holstein Festival, and the International Istanbul Music Festival.

Ms. Farina collaborated with numerous performing artists, namely pianists Gary Graffman, Grant Johannesen, Joanne Polk, Jerome Lowenthal, violist Joseph DePasquale, and cellist/composer Giovanni Sollima. Composer collaborations involved Peter Schickele, Aaron J. Kernis, and Jennifer Higdon. Ms. Higdon's piece Scenes from the Poet's Dreams was written for the Lark and Mr. Graffman and was commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Mr. Sollima's Viaggio in Italia for quartet, voice, and cello was another important project. It was commissioned by Milanese jeweler Gianmaria Buccellati and premiered at Carnegie Hall with the composer performing. Mr. Sollima has also written a piece for solo viola expressly for Ms. Farina, which will be premiered this year in New York.

Ms. Farina can be heard in a recording of Viaggio in Italia on the Agora label, as well as on the Arabesque label in the string quartets of Aaron J. Kernis commissioned by the Quartet, and with pianist Joanne Polk in works of Amy Beach.

Ms. Farina's other artistic pursuits include performances at Weill Recital Hall as part of Carnegie Hall's Making Music Series and at the 92nd Street Y with pianist Maurizio Pollini as part of the Perspectives Series. Ms. Farina has also performed as guest artist with the Bachmann- KlibonoffFridman Trio on their series at the Morgan Library and with pianist Michael Boriskin and Music from the Copland House.

 
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