Hailed by Opus Magazine as “a stunning musician”, violinist Livia Sohn performs widely on the international stage as concerto soloist, recitalist and festival guest artist in North America, Europe and Asia. The Strad Magazine says, “Livia Sohn possesses a remarkably lithe and transparent tone of exceptional purity. [Her] virtually blemishless accounts are nothing short of remarkable. Even when under the most fearsome technical pressure at high velocity, every note rings true with pinpoint accuracy.” Livia has been a guest soloist with symphony orchestras throughout North America, Europe and Asia. An avid chamber musician, Livia has been a guest artist at festivals such as the Spoleto, Aspen, Caramoor, Newport, among many others. She is part of the piano trio Latitude 41 with pianist Bernadene Blaha and cellist Luigi Piovano and their CD’s have received rave reviews including works of Schubert as well as Camille Saint-Saëns. At the age of 13, Livia won First Prize in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. She attended Juilliard for both the Pre-College Division and university. Livia plays on a J. B. Guadagnini violin crafted in 1770, and a Samuel Zygmuntowicz made in 2006. She has been on faculty at the Music Department of Stanford University since 2005, and makes her home in the Bay Area.