Tessa LarkViolin
About This Performance
Grammy®-nominated Tessa Lark’s virtuosic background spans classical to fiddling and she brings the best of both. A brightness of tone, stunningly flexible technique, can-do energy and inventiveness are hallmarks of her approach to a wide range of show-stopping music. Lark is “a performer of both grit and tenderness, with a distinctive string tone that combines meatiness and finesse in equal measure” (San Francisco Chronicle).
Program
Stradgrass—Works for Solo Violin
TELEMANN: Fantasia No. 5 in A Major
BACH: Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002
YSAŸE: Sonata in G Major, Op. 27, No. 5
MILSTEIN: Paganiniana
CORIGLIANO: STOMP
TRADITIONAL: Sally Goodin’
Artist Information
Performer Biography
Violinist Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating artistic voices of our time, consistently praised by critics and audiences for her astounding range of sounds, technical agility, and musical elegance. Increasingly in demand in the classical realm, in 2020 she was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category. She is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky, delighting audiences with programming that includes Appalachian and bluegrass music, and inspiring composers to write for her.
In addition to her performance schedule, Tessa is the newly minted Artistic Director of the Moab Music Festival. She also continues her work as Artistic Director of Musical Masterworks, a chamber music series in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Her summer of 2025 included performances with the Sarasota Festival, Britt Festival, Princeton Festival, Napa Valley Festival, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest, and Moab Music Festival.