Callie Brennan
Concertmaster & Featured Soloist Callie Brennan hails from the sunny state of Maine, which is where she first held a violin at the tender age of four. As an adolescent she studied with Ronald Lantz of the Portland String Quartet, and received regular coachings in chamber music from the PSQ. While pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at The University of Colorado, Callie studied with Lina Bahn and Harumi Rhodes. During this time she studied abroad in Sydney, Australia, studying with Ole Bohn at the Sydney Conservatorium. This travel prompted her to look abroad for postgraduate study, and led her to The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 2016 she moved to London, England, where she completed two Master’s Degrees in Music and Violin performance. During her time at Guildhall Callie studied with Stephanie Gonley and Ofer Falk, and had numerous opportunities to receive coachings from other internationally renowned musicians. She performed twice under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, playing alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, and
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also collaborated with the Australian Chamber Orchestra during their residency at Guildhall. Additionally, she has performed in Scotland, Spain, Italy, and France, in venues such as The Barbican. Royal Festival Hall, and the Sydney Opera House; more recently, Red Rocks Amphitheater and Boettcher Hall in Denver. Callie currently resides in Denver, where she enjoys regular performance opportunities with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Opera, and the Colorado Ballet. She is also principal 2nd of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and principal 1st of the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, as well as Concertmaster of the Spartanburg Philharmonic. When she’s not practicing or in rehearsal, she is most likely hiking, traveling, and eating alarming amounts of chocolate. Callie plays on a 2005 Christopher Edel violin, made in Boston, MA.
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