Erin Keefe

American violinist Erin Keefe is the Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra and joined the violin faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in the fall of 2022. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Pro Musicis International Award, and numerous international competitions, she has appeared as soloist in recent seasons with the Minnesota Orchestra, New Mexico Symphony, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic, Sendai Philharmonic and the Gottingen Symphony, and has given recitals throughout the U.S., Austria, Italy, Germany, Korea, Poland, Finland, Japan and Denmark. Among the leading chamber musicians of her generation, Keefe has been a frequent artist with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2005 and has been featured on “Live from Lincoln Center” three times with them. Keefe is a member of string ensemble Accordo. Credits include recordings for Naxos Records and Deutsche Grammophon. Her festival appearances have included the Marlboro Music Festival, Music@Menlo, La Jolla Summerfest, Music Academy of the West, Music from Angel Fire, Ravinia, and Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festivals. Keefe earned a Master of Music Degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. Her teachers included Ronald Copes, Ida Kavafian, Arnold Steinhardt, Philip Setzer, Philipp Naegele, Brian Lewis and Teri Einfeldt. She performs on a Nicolò Gagliano violin from 1732.