Canadian-German violinist Emma Meinrenken is a musician praised for her virtuosity and her unique interpretations. Upon graduating from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Ida Kavafian, Meinrenken received the Milka Violin Artist Prize. She recently completed a Master’s degree at Yale under the tutelage of Augustin Hadelich, and will start her doctorate at CUNY in the fall of 2025.

She won the Stradivarius International Competition and the Prix Ravel, and has held fellowships at the NUME Festival, Verbier Festival, Norfolk Music Festival, and Four Seasons Workshop. Meinrenken has performed as a soloist with orchestras across North America and Europe, and has been the dedicatee of many new compositions for violin. She plays on the 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivarius violin, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts.