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Violinist Geneva Lewis Discusses Her Influential Teachers, Playing Joachim’s Stradivarius, and More

Sunset ChamberFest is delighted to welcome violinist Geneva Lewis to the Festival. Geneva was born in Auckland, New Zealand but spent her formative years in LA. She is the recipient of a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2020 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition. Hear her on July 12 performing pieces by Harrison Garff and Brett Dean, and on July 18 performing Shostakovich’s Quintet. She tells us about her teachers, the special instrument she performs on at Sunset this year, and upcoming plans.

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