Natalie Loughran

Twenty-four year old American violist Natalie Loughran is quickly establishing herself as one of the most versatile young artists of our time. Natalie was awarded First Prize at the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition, along with the Audience Award, as well as the BIPOC Composer Prize for her arrangement and performance of William Grant Still’s ‘Mother and Child.’ A former member of the Kila Quartet, Natalie is a sensitive and passionate chamber musician. She has appeared on WQXR’s series, ‘Midday Masterpieces,’ and has participated in the Perlman Music Program Chamber Workshop, Yellow Barn, and Kronberg’s Chamber Music Connects the World, and Marlboro Music Festival. Natalie has collaborated with such renowned chamber musicians as Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein, Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff and Tabea Zimmermann. Natalie earned her B.M. and M.M. in Viola Performance at The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Roger Tapping, Misha Amory, and Hsin-Yun Huang, where she was a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship. In Fall of 2022, Natalie will continue her professional studies at the Kronberg Academy with Tabea Zimmermann.