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Claire

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Number of students Claire has accompanied since joining Superprof

5 (2 reviews)

R1607/h

1^st lesson free

Violin
Viola

Violin & Viola Teacher in NYC & London, Russian trained, alumni of Royal College of Music London

Name: Claire
Address: New York, ZA
Telephone: undefined
Price range: R1607

Violin
Viola

Lesson location

- online

About Claire

American-British-Canadian violinist Claire Edwards is an internationally platformed and touring performing artist, prize winner and award holder, and has participated in acclaimed music festivals and masterclasses throughout the US and Europe. Claire completed her postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music in London as an International Huawei Scholar, supported by the George Stennett Award. She is a laureate member of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester for their concert season in Vienna, the SalzburgerFestspiele, and Bolzano Festival Bozen in Italy, and concertizes in London, New York, Paris, Venice, Lake Como, Rome, and French & Italian rivieras. Recent performance highlights include the Paris Olympics, London Fashion Week 2024, and in concerts with Andrea Bocelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Elton John in London. Claire’s mentors and professors include Boris Kuschnir, Pavel Vernikov, Lewis Kaplan, Nicola Benedetti, and Alina Ibragimova. She is a winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Competition, the Blackwood Music Scholarship, and the Enola M. Lewis Scholarship Award, and has played in solo and chamber masterclasses at the Royal College of Music, The Juilliard School, Vienna Masterclasses, and Kronberg Academy. She has been an RCM ambassador for the BBC Symphony Orchestra Pathways Scheme, as well as a member of the Kronberg Academy Festival. Claire has the pleasure of concertizing and touring frequently as a soloist, orchestral, and chamber player, working and touring on a regular basis with such renowned musicians and conductors as Maxim Vengerov, Bernard Haitink, Vasily Petrenko, Nicola Benedetti, Rafael Payare, John Wilson, and Antonio Pappano, amongst others. She has performed in concerts live streamed on the BBC with Chromatica Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, and Abbey Road Studios in London. Previous notable events have included performances at Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the British Embassy in Washington D.C with Jaguar Land Rover, concert tours with Universität der Künste Berlin throughout Germany and the Netherlands. She is guest resident artist at Villa Serbelloni in Lake Como, Italy, and regularly performs for audiences at villas and palaces internationally. Claire is passionately committed to artistic outreach and development, and has been outreach development leader for the Nicola Benedetti Foundation, in support of the Benedetti Sessions. She teaches violin privately between London, New York City, Vienna, and Paris, and gives studio sessions at The Royal College of Music, London, and The Menuhin School in Surrey, UK. She regularly hosts international D’Addario showcase tours, as well as giving public and recitals as a D’Addario Official Artist & International Violin Ambassador throughout Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and New York. Claire is a D’Addario official artist and plays on a Giuseppe Baldantoni violin made in Ancona, Italy, in 1836. Violin Accreditations & Ambassadorship • 2024 - present | Guest Professor of Violin Performance, EMI Classics, Vienna, Austria • 2023 - present | D’Addario Official Artist & International Strings Ambassador | London | New York City | Vienna • 2023 - present | International Violin Representative, D’Addario & Co INC HQ, New York • 2024 -Official Performer, Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony, Paris, France • 2024 - present | Violinist, Andrea Bocelli London Tour, OWO Raffles London • 2022-2023 | Violinist, Lady Gaga Lake Como Tour, Villa Olmo, Italy • 2024 | Violinist, Academy Awards Press Performance, London, UK • 2020 - present | Nicola Benedetti Foundation Ambassador, The Benedetti Sessions • 2019 - present | Royal College of Music Professional Teaching Service, London, UK • 2019-2020 | ABRSM Diploma Teaching Course, Royal College of Music, London, UK • 2020 - present | Performing Artist and Teacher, Eton & Harrow Schools, UK • 2022 - present | Visiting teacher, Yehudi Menuhin School, Surrey, UK • 2022 | Teacher, Enhui Music Academy, Tiffin School, London, UK • 2017 | Ensemble workshop leader, Royal College of Music, Royal Albert Hall

About the lesson

I specialize in teaching violin & viola with classical and Suzuki lessons, with integrated music theory and harmony training.

I teach students in person and online in New York, London, Vienna, Rome, Paris, Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and Los Angeles. I believe in a tailored lesson set up; a manageable routine that fits each individual’s lifestyle and yet achieves constant progression. I encourage my students to work independently and learn to coach themselves, to aim for the highest potential, and work diligently, all with understanding and flexibility with school work and extra curricular commitments.

What sets my teaching apart is that it’s not about lessons—it’s a lifestyle. My students are very important to me, and I care deeply about all aspects of their lives: musical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual. By nurturing each student as a person and developing his or her individual strengths and interests, I empower the entire, unique person as the foundation of the musician.
In my studio, students will find a secure yet stimulating environment in which to explore their boundaries. In return, I expect a high degree of commitment—starting with practice.

My students write daily practice journals that I read and respond to. Consistent and effective practicing is obviously important, but overlooked more often than you’d think. Practice is the glue that links one lesson to the next.

Aggressive goals are set with buy-in from students and their parents, but are not set in stone. Objectives and ambitions can be re-evaluated as students progress and mature. Perhaps the goal-setting process is just as important as the accomplishment. What is irrevocable, however, are the high musical standards that students should come to expect from themselves.

In the end, I want my students to play the violin with joy, confidence and passion, and to learn to live as generous, humble, triumphant people. We embark on the journey together.

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Eleanor

Claire is an incredibly patient and skilled teacher who creates a comfortable learning environment. She’s reliable, encouraging, and genuinely cares about her students’ progress — a truly trustworthy instructor.
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Eleanor
Claire is an incredibly patient and skilled teacher who creates a comfortable learning environment. She’s reliable, encouraging, and genuinely cares about her students’ progress — a truly trustworthy instructor.
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Alice

Claire has been our daughter’s professor of violin for over 10 years, in London, Paris, Sweden, and Italy. She is by far the most patient, incredibly inspiring, reliable, and qualified teacher we have ever encountered in any subject (and we have known many!). We trust her completely in every aspect of our daughter’s professional and personal development, and she is a role model in more ways than one. She works around our hectic schedule with flexibility and gives online sessions no matter where we are in the world. Thank you to Claire for helping our daughter develop and sustain her love for music, a gift that stays in our family and has changed both our lives and quality of life perspective.
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Alice
Claire has been our daughter’s professor of violin for over 10 years, in London, Paris, Sweden, and Italy. She is by far the most patient, incredibly inspiring, reliable, and qualified teacher we have ever encountered in any subject (and we have known many!). We trust her completely in every aspect of our daughter’s professional and personal development, and she is a role model in more ways than one. She works around our hectic schedule with flexibility and gives online sessions no matter where we are in the world. Thank you to Claire for helping our daughter develop and sustain her love for music, a gift that stays in our family and has changed both our lives and quality of life perspective.
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