Biography
Violin
Fiona Cunninghame-Murray
Violinist Fiona Cunninghame-Murray was born in Marin, California and raised in Baltimore. She studied at the Peabody Pre-Conservatory with Lenelle Morse and earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan where she studied under David Halen, concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony. She is currently pursuing her master's degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with San Francisco Symphony violinist Chen Zhao and Simon James.
During her summers, Cunninghame-Murray has participated in music festivals including the Meadowmount Festival, where she studied with Gerardo Ribeiro, Sally Thomas, and Kikuei Ikeda of the Tokyo String Quartet; and the Aspen Music Festival, under Robert Lipsett. Her performances include sharing the stage with Gil Shaham and the Aspen Festival Orchestra and collaborating with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. She has also participated in masterclasses with artists such as Hilary Hahn, Midori, Daniel Ashalamov of the American String Quartet, and Daniel Phillips of the Orion String Quartet.
The outstanding violin being used by Fiona Cunninghame-Murray is by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, ca. 1728, known as the “Caressa, Thunis,” and is on loan through the generous efforts of Bein & Fushi, Inc. of Chicago.
During her summers, Cunninghame-Murray has participated in music festivals including the Meadowmount Festival, where she studied with Gerardo Ribeiro, Sally Thomas, and Kikuei Ikeda of the Tokyo String Quartet; and the Aspen Music Festival, under Robert Lipsett. Her performances include sharing the stage with Gil Shaham and the Aspen Festival Orchestra and collaborating with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. She has also participated in masterclasses with artists such as Hilary Hahn, Midori, Daniel Ashalamov of the American String Quartet, and Daniel Phillips of the Orion String Quartet.
The outstanding violin being used by Fiona Cunninghame-Murray is by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, ca. 1728, known as the “Caressa, Thunis,” and is on loan through the generous efforts of Bein & Fushi, Inc. of Chicago.
