Robyn Quinnett, Violinist

Born on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, Robyn Quinnett began playing violin at eight years old.  She has won several competitions including the National Mariam Hayes and Ruth Kern Competitions.

Robyn earned her undergraduate and masters degrees from The Juilliard School studying with Naoko Tanaka and the late Stephen Clapp.  Robyn will complete her DMA in 2017 at Stony Brook University as a student of Hagai Shaham.  She has attended the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Colorado College Music Festival, and Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão in Brazil.

Robyn is dedicated to community engagement and pedagogy. She founded The Montserrat Music Festival, a summer teaching and performing festival, bringing music education and live chamber music to the island of Montserrat.  She maintains a joint private teaching studio with Chihiro Fukuda and also teaches with Opus 118 in NYC.

Robyn’s violin is generously sponsored by Darnton and Hersh Violin Shop in Chicago.