Lauren Vandervelden
Violinist/Composer
About Lauren
American violinist and composer Lauren Vandervelden is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School, where she was a proud recipient of the John Erskine Prize for exceptional scholastic and artistic achievement. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Solo Performance at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in Switzerland with international soloist Ilya Gringolts. Lauren is the 2023 First Prize Winner of the Alexander & Buono International String Competition and the 2022 Grand Prize Winner of the Bellagrande International Music competition for violin performance.
Composer
Lauren has won numerous national awards for her compositions, including recognition from The Juilliard School, BMI, and ASCAP. She collaborates extensively with choreographers, visual artists, and fellow musicians. Lauren seeks to bring an operatic, narrative quality to her compositions, drawing and expanding upon the realm of tonal harmony as a means of channeling expressivity. She is inspired by the beauty of nature, striving to express its sublimity in her music.
Violinist
Lauren is the recent winner of the Alexander & Buono International String Competition and the Bellagrande International Music Competition. She performs regularly in chamber ensembles and has soloed with orchestras including the Juilliard Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall. She recently served as guest concertmaster with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in April, 2023.