Hannah Kennedy

Violinist Hannah Kennedy is a committed collaborator and recitalist known for creative and thoughtful performances. She is the Assistant Concertmaster of the Minnesota Opera and a core member of Lyra Baroque Orchestra, and also currently performs with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, La Grande Bande, 10th Wave Chamber Music Collective, STRINGenius, and served as a member of the Altius Quartet for the 2020-2021 season. She teaches privately for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Songs with Sarah, and directs a beginning chamber music camp in the summers. Hannah participated as a virtual performer fellow in the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Music Academy, and has performed with COmpass Resonance Ensemble, ProMusica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, and the Fort Collins and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestras. She was awarded first prize in the 2020 Bruce Ekstrand Competition and presented J.S. Bach’s Chaccone as an Ekstrand semi-finalist in 2019. Festival appearances include Madeline Island Chamber Music (’11. Fellow ’19), Stringwood Chamber Music Festival, and Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Program. While at Madeline Island, Hannah worked with members of the Arianna, American, Dover, and St. Lawrence String Quartets. She has also performed in masterclasses with members of the Tákacs, Enso, Pacifica, Arianna, Juilliard, Brentano, Jupiter, and Pro Arte String Quartets, and the Smetana Trio. Hannah obtained her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where she attended as an Eileen Phillips Cohen String Quartet Fellow. She received a Master’s degree at CU Boulder, studying with Harumi Rhodes and Edward Dusinberre of the Takács Quartet. She continued her studies with Ms. Rhodes and Mr. Dusinberre, completing an Artist Diploma in solo violin and serving as Teaching Assistant to Dr. Robert Hill. Hannah lives in Chaska, MN with her husband, Nick, and their dog, Lacy.