Francesca dePasquale
Described by critics as “scintillating” and celebrated for her “rich, expressive playing” (MusicalAmerica), violinist Francesca dePasquale is the First Prize winner of the 2010 Irving M. Klein International String Competition and recipient of the prestigious 2014-2016 career grant from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts. Earning her the 2015 Classical Recording Foundation Young Artist Award, her debut album and recital tour was praised for “sincerity, intensity” and “individual voice” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and “immaculate and discreet phrasing” (Strad Magazine).
Ms. dePasquale is a member of the violin faculty at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School Pre-College Program. Additionally, she has taught for the Perlman Music Program, Kneisel Hall, Domaine Forget, and the Heifetz International Music Institute, where she also served as Artistic Advisor. Ms. dePasquale is the violinist of the Aletheia Piano Trio, as well as a member of the artist roster for Manhattan Chamber Players and Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston. As soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, she appears for festivals and series internationally.
Ms. dePasquale is the creator of Hypermobile Musician, an online resource for musicians with hypermobility and educators who wish to learn more about teaching hypermobile musicians. Hypermobile Musician provides information on the impact of hypermobility specifically for musicians, as well as guidance for successful and mindful management. For more information, visit http://hypermobilemusician.com.