Leah Roseman

violin

Leah Roseman has been a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra since 1997. In fact, she grew up in Ottawa, and was inspired by many concerts growing up. She studied for several years with NACO retired member Keiko Hutchenreuther, and then travelled to Montreal for lessons with the well-known violin pedagogue Mauricio Fuks. She completed her B.Mus. at McGill University in Violin Performance with High Distinction, and went on to Indiana University to complete her M.Mus. where she studied with Paul Biss, and baroque violin with Stanley Ritchie. She broadened her studies at many summer music festivals: Orford, Sarasota Music Festival, Encore, Tanglewood, Schleswig-Holstein, and the Soundfest Institute of String Quartets. She was a member of the Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, and Les Violons du Roy before joining NACO.

She’s always been active as a chamber music player, and teaching is one of the great joys of her life.

In 2020 she started her YouTube channel as a way of posting videos for her students, and it’s now grown to over 1,000 videos organized into over 60 playlists, for players of all levels and their teachers. She regularly hosts free international violin masterclasses over Zoom to particpants all over the world, and also does presentations on teaching and practicing music.

In 2021 she began a new chapter as the host of the podcast and video series “Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman”. 2023 continues with Season 3 of this series.

In 2023 Leah’s newest creative endeavor is the formation of a improvised chamber music ensemble.

Leah’s website is Leahroseman.com for her interview series, and her other links can be found there as well.