Hannah Kandinky

Hannah Kandinsky began playing the violin at the age of ten under the guidance of Arkadij Winokurow in a program for highly gifted young musicians. In 2013, she commenced her pre-college studies with Cornelia Löscher at the Joseph Haydn Conservatory, and later completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Lothar Strauß and Georg
Hamann. An active performer both as a orchestra and chamber musician, she has played under renowned conductors such as Christian Thielemann, Lorenzo Viotti, and Kirill Petrenko. Also, she has been invited as guest concertmaster to the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra and is a member of the Les Essences Chamber Orchestra.
A passionate chamber musician, Hannah is a founding member of the Kandinsky Quartet, with whom she is currently studying at the University of Music and Theatre Munich under Quatuor Ébène, as well as at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid with Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartet). The quartet has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Verbier Festival Anniversary Prize, the ARCO
Prize at the Mozart Competition, and First Prize at the Gasteig Competition. Their performances have been featured at major international festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and the Venice Biennale.