Arianna Smith
Known for her capitvating spirit and ability to move from “soft and sultry to all around smiles” – Splash Magazines, Arianna Smith quickly established herself as a young prodigy, performing at such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the Symphony Center and Harris Theater in Chicago, as well as the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series Live from Preston Bradley Hall, Verbier Academy, the Perlman Music Program, and the Kronberg Academy. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Smith has given collaborative performances with world-renowned artists such as Steven Isserlis, Christian Tetzlaff, Mate Bekavac, the Ébene Quartet, James Galway, Arnold Steinhardt, Daniel Hope, Viviane Hagner, Claudio Bohorquez, Rachel Barton Pine, and Paul Coletti. In the United States, you can hear Arianna’s performances featured on National Public Radio’s “From the Top,” WFMT’s “Live from WFMT” and “Introductions,” as well as KUSC’s “Sundays Live Program from LACMA.” Ms. Smith is currently an artist in residence at The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and recently joined the Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz roster of 2017. She is also a concertist at the École Normale de Musique in Paris. Her prior pedagogues include Jean Sulem, Paul Coletti, Roland and Almita Vamos, and Marko Dreher.