Isabelle Durrenberger

Education and Training
’19 BM Cleveland Institute of Music; ’21 MM, ’23 GD
Isabelle Durrenberger
Division: Expanded Education
Department: Strings
Instrument: Violin
American violinist Isabelle Ai Durrenberger is praised for her imaginative performances and her ability to communicate with sincere artistry. Based in New York City, she is the first violinist of the Aeolus Quartet and a recent graduate of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect program.
An avid chamber musician, Durrenberger is recognized for her unique collaborative instincts. Recent engagements include concerts with Boston Chamber Music Society, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music Northwest, Jupiter Chamber Players, The Knights, A Far Cry, and Marlboro Music Festival.
Durrenberger grew up in a musical home in Columbus, Ohio, and began playing piano at age four, beginning violin lessons three years later. At age 13, she began her studies with Jaime Laredo at the Cleveland Institute of Music. After graduating from high school early at age 16, she began her undergraduate program in Cleveland, where she continued receiving mentorship from Laredo. In 2023, she completed her graduate studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston with mentors Soovin Kim and Don Weilerstein.
Durrenberger is an enthusiastic educator and has served on the violin faculty at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School in Boston since 2022, where she teaches violin and coaches chamber music. Her students have been accepted to top conservatories and universities such as The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Columbia University, Yale University, Harvard University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Rice University.
Curriculum Vitae
’19 BM Cleveland Institute of Music; ’21 MM, ’23 GD