Natasha Hall
Violin
Canadian violinist Natasha Hall has performed as soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in North America, Europe and Asia. She has appeared as soloist with the Oxford Sinfonia, City Chamber Ensemble (London UK), Calgary Civic Symphony, Symphony of the Kootenays, Carnegie Mellon University Baroque Ensemble and Selkirk Youth Orchestra. Currently based in London England, Natasha performs regularly as orchestral musician with the English Chamber and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. Natasha has received numerous awards for her violin performances and is a winner of the Calgary Concerto and Morningside Music Bridge Chamber Music Competitions. She has collaborated in performance with artists such as Rohan de Silva and Andres Cardenes and has appeared on CBC TV, “The Nature of Things”, with David Suzuki. Her interest in humanitarian work has led her to raise over $25,000 through solo benefit performances for charities in Canada, the United States, Georgia and Russia.
Natasha began her studies in British Columbia with Wendy Herbison, subsequently learning from William van der Sloot (Mount Royal University, Calgary AB), Andres Cardenes (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA), Patinka Kopec (Manhattan School of Music, New York NY), Pinchas Zukerman (Ottawa ON), Rodney Friend (London UK) and SoOck Kim (London UK).
Natasha gratefully acknowledges Jumpstart Jr. Foundation of the Netherlands for the generous loan of the 1680 Ruggieri violin she currently plays.
In her spare time, Natasha enjoys spending time in nature particularly skiing, hiking and paddle boarding, practicing yoga and meditation and studying psychology. Always passionate about learning, she is especially fascinated by the connection between music, nature, movement and mindfulness.
