Kathleen Brauer

violin

Kathleen Brauer made her solo debut with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. She’s a member of the first violin sections of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and she’s an assistant concertmaster of and frequent soloist with the Music of the Baroque chamber orchestra. Previously, she was a member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and the assistant concertmaster of the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit.

Brauer has performed with numerous other ensembles, including the Rembrandt Chamber Players, Ensemble Modern, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project, the Civitas Ensemble, and the Chicago Chamber Musicians; she’s also appeared at the Aspen, Norfolk, Bowdoin, Hampden-Sydney, and Kolkata International music festivals.

Brauer earned a bachelor’s degree with high honors in violin performance from the University of Michigan and a master-of-music degree from Yale University.