Violins

Oana has been freelancing as a violist in Chicago and the surrounding areas in the past 20 years. A graduate of Depaul University and former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, she was fortunate to play under the baton of some of the world’s greatest conductors like Piere Boulez, Seiji Osawa, Gerard Schwarz, and…

Joanna Nerius is a violinist and violist based in the Chicagoland area. She performs regularly with various ensembles including Camerata Chicago and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, among others, and is active as a freelance musician across a variety of genres and settings. An advocate for music education, Joanna has been teaching violin and viola for…

Photo by Pixievision Productions The Steve Edwards Orchestra’s newest Violin Angel, Naomi Culp is a dedicated performer, collaborator, and educator in the greater Chicago area. As an experienced chamber, orchestral and solo artist, Ms. Culp has performed extensively throughout the United States, Russia, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. She was awarded first prize in the…

Photo by Pixievision Productions The Steve Edwards Orchestra’s Violin Virtuoso Victoria Moriera Has been dazzling and astounding audiences worldwide with her artistry. Violinist Victoria Moreira, a founding member of the Kaia String Quartet, has performed extensively throughout the USA and her native Uruguay in venues such as the Chicago Cultural Arts Center, Jay Pritzker Pavillion,…

Photo by Naomi Culp Violinist Emma Smoler was born and raised in a musical family, performing piano, violin, and vocals from the time she was big enough to step up to a microphone. Emma was the winner of the Midland Symphony Orchestra Fellowship, a prestigious full scholarship to study violin performance at Central Michigan University…

Photo by Pixie Vision Productions Zara Zaharieva was born in Pleven Bulgaria and started studying the violin at the tender age of 3. There was always great music playing in her childhood and youth. From Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Janis Joplin, Yes, Chick Corea, Jamiroquai, Dave Weckl, Sepultura to Pantera, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mendelssohn, and…

Photo by Pixie Vision Productions Edith Yokley is a violinist from Chicago. Ms. Yokley is a member of the Chicago Sinfonietta and Soulful Symphony in Baltimore. She has performed with such artists as CeeLo Green, J.Lo, Common, Barry White, Mos Def, Nancy Wilson, Andrea Boccelli, Sheila E., Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Richard Smallwood,…