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Violin playing described as “tonally resplendent and affectingly assured both stylistically and technically” (Fanfare Magazine) and a performer of "astonishing effectiveness, radiant inspiration, deep sensitivity, and colossal temperament" (Musical Horizons - Sofia), violinist Carolyn Stuart performs internationally as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. She has appeared at Carnegie, Merkin, and Steinway Halls in NYC, REDCAT in L.A., Katzen Arts Center in D.C., Salle Gaveau and Association Philomuses in Paris, the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, The Bethaniënklooster in Amsterdam, Royal College of Music in London, Pushkin House and Mansfield 22 in London, Salon Christophori in Berlin, American University in Athens, University of Toronto, Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Teatro del Sale in Florence, Incontro Sulla Tastiera in Vicenza, and the Zurich and Vincenza Conservatories.
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Festival appearances have included Green Mountain, Chautauqua, Interlochen, Garth Newel, Hot Springs, Pine Mountain, Killington, and internationally in the Netherlands – Peter de Gröte, Bulgaria – Salon des Arts, International Music Festival, and Sofia Music Weeks, and Italy – Terre d’Arezzo Toscana, Classicariano Avellino, and AutunnoMusicale Caserta.
For over two decades Carolyn Stuart has toured as a member of the Stuart-Ivanov Duo with pianist Svetozar Ivanov, often presenting recitals with unusual concert formats combining music with other art forms. Their critically acclaimed Gega New CD, Nikolai Roslavets: Short Works for Violin and Piano is dedicated to the rarely performed music of this repressed Soviet composer.
As one of the four internationally acclaimed members of MoVE (modernviolinensemble.org), Stuart is avidly commissioning and recording works with this innovative violin quartet which has premiered works of leading composers such as Evan Chambers, Daniel Wohl, Jessica Meyer, Jonathan Berger, Seung-Won Oh, Tommy Dougherty, and Jordan Nelson. MoVE is currently embarked on a multi-volume compilation of premieres through Phenotypic Recordings. A soloist with the Sofia Philharmonic, she premiered Victor Chouchkov’s Triple Concerto, which she also recorded with the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra. Along with members of her clarinet trio, Qthree, she has recorded the premiere of Kati Agocs’ Song Cycle Imagination of Their Hearts on the CD, Ice Age and Beyond: Works by Canadian Women Composers. A devoted performer of Evan Chambers’ music, she has recorded a significant body of his chamber music for her Albany CD with Quorum, Cold Water, Dry Stone: New Music with Traditional Roots she recently premiered Chambers’ quartet transcription of his epic orchestral work, The Old Burying Ground, for voice-violin-clarinet-piano. Named “Critics Choice” by American Record Guide, her Bridge CD with the Green Mountain Chamber Music Players, American Flute Quintets, features the world-premiere recording of Joan Tower’s Rising alongside works by Arthur Foote and Amy Beach with preeminent flutist Carol Wincenc.
Carolyn Stuart is Director of Strings and Chamber Music at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Italy and Violin Professor at University of South Florida, and recent Visiting Violin Professor at DePaul University School of Music. Stuart earned degrees from The Juilliard School (BM), University of Michigan (MM), and Stony Brook University (DMA). Stuart’s recordings may be heard regularly on BBC and WQXR Playlists, and on Bridge, Gega New, Albany, Capstone, Glorious Pantheons, Ravello, and Blue Griffin labels.
For over two decades Carolyn Stuart has toured as a member of the Stuart-Ivanov Duo with pianist Svetozar Ivanov, often presenting recitals with unusual concert formats combining music with other art forms. Their critically acclaimed Gega New CD, Nikolai Roslavets: Short Works for Violin and Piano is dedicated to the rarely performed music of this repressed Soviet composer.
As one of the four internationally acclaimed members of MoVE (modernviolinensemble.org), Stuart is avidly commissioning and recording works with this innovative violin quartet which has premiered works of leading composers such as Evan Chambers, Daniel Wohl, Jessica Meyer, Jonathan Berger, Seung-Won Oh, Tommy Dougherty, and Jordan Nelson. MoVE is currently embarked on a multi-volume compilation of premieres through Phenotypic Recordings. A soloist with the Sofia Philharmonic, she premiered Victor Chouchkov’s Triple Concerto, which she also recorded with the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra. Along with members of her clarinet trio, Qthree, she has recorded the premiere of Kati Agocs’ Song Cycle Imagination of Their Hearts on the CD, Ice Age and Beyond: Works by Canadian Women Composers. A devoted performer of Evan Chambers’ music, she has recorded a significant body of his chamber music for her Albany CD with Quorum, Cold Water, Dry Stone: New Music with Traditional Roots she recently premiered Chambers’ quartet transcription of his epic orchestral work, The Old Burying Ground, for voice-violin-clarinet-piano. Named “Critics Choice” by American Record Guide, her Bridge CD with the Green Mountain Chamber Music Players, American Flute Quintets, features the world-premiere recording of Joan Tower’s Rising alongside works by Arthur Foote and Amy Beach with preeminent flutist Carol Wincenc.
Carolyn Stuart is Director of Strings and Chamber Music at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Italy and Violin Professor at University of South Florida, and recent Visiting Violin Professor at DePaul University School of Music. Stuart earned degrees from The Juilliard School (BM), University of Michigan (MM), and Stony Brook University (DMA). Stuart’s recordings may be heard regularly on BBC and WQXR Playlists, and on Bridge, Gega New, Albany, Capstone, Glorious Pantheons, Ravello, and Blue Griffin labels.