Sasha Callahan, Violin

A native of Portland, Oregon, Sasha Callahan received her bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Rice University and her Master of Music from Boston University. Her principal teachers include Lucia Lin, Sergiu Luca, Denes Zsigmondy, and Carol Sindell. In a West Coast concert tour as the Corbett Duo, Ms. Callahan was featured with cellist Sara Stalnaker on Lewis and Clark College’s 2002 Emerging Artists series.  She has performed with the Corigliano Quartet in concerts and broadcasts in Minneapolis, Chicago, Utah, Indiana, Michigan, and Iowa and has been featured on recitals at the Mozarteum in Austria, the Leopold Auer Academy in Hungary, the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City, solo and duo recitals in New York, San Jose, Portland, Houston, and Seattle, as well as across New England.  In 2002, Ms. Callahan attended the Tanglewood Music Center as the Edward G. Shufro fellow, and was further recognized with the David Gritz Award. She can also be heard as a member of the Portland, Indian Hill, and Hingham Symphonies and with New Music Ensemble Boston, the Cantata Singers, and the Hingham Symphony Chamber Players. In addition to an active performing schedule, Ms. Callahan also teaches violin and chamber music at the Brookline Music School.