Biography
Violinist Jessica Robinson Stinson has been hailed by both The State and Free Times (Columbia, South Carolina) as a “thrilling and spectacular” performer with “remarkably mature musicianship”. Jessica has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe, with performances in New York City, Los Angeles, Italy and Switzerland. As a soloist, Jessica performed Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Concerto/Aria Competition. She also was a featured performer at the 2006 Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity National Convention in Orlando, Florida as the winner of their undergraduate solo competition.
Jessica has performed at numerous festivals in the United States and Europe, including the Gateways Music Festival, Brevard Music Center and chamber music festivals in Atlanta, New York and Couramayeur, Italy. As a member of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, she participated in the critically acclaimed world premiere of Amistad, an opera composed by Anthony Davis.
A passionate and active chamber musician, Jessica has worked with the T’ang, Brentano and Miami String Quartets and performed in a series of chamber music outreach performances during the 2006 and 2007 Piccolo Spoleto Festivals. One of her many performances as a member of the University of South Carolina Undergraduate String Quartet was lauded for its “classical style and technical competence” by The New York Times in 2004, adding that groups of such caliber “are not the exclusive property of big cities and international arts centers”.
Jessica is a graduate of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas, having received a Master’s degree in Violin Performance with Mr. Kenneth Goldsmith. She has also studied withDr. William Terwilliger at the University of South Carolina and David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Jessica returned to her hometown of Atlanta, GA in 2009 where she now makes her living performing and teaching. She performs regularly with the Atlanta Symphony and Atlanta Ballet Orchestras and was appointed to the violin section of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra in 2018.
Jessica has performed at numerous festivals in the United States and Europe, including the Gateways Music Festival, Brevard Music Center and chamber music festivals in Atlanta, New York and Couramayeur, Italy. As a member of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, she participated in the critically acclaimed world premiere of Amistad, an opera composed by Anthony Davis.
A passionate and active chamber musician, Jessica has worked with the T’ang, Brentano and Miami String Quartets and performed in a series of chamber music outreach performances during the 2006 and 2007 Piccolo Spoleto Festivals. One of her many performances as a member of the University of South Carolina Undergraduate String Quartet was lauded for its “classical style and technical competence” by The New York Times in 2004, adding that groups of such caliber “are not the exclusive property of big cities and international arts centers”.
Jessica is a graduate of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas, having received a Master’s degree in Violin Performance with Mr. Kenneth Goldsmith. She has also studied withDr. William Terwilliger at the University of South Carolina and David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Jessica returned to her hometown of Atlanta, GA in 2009 where she now makes her living performing and teaching. She performs regularly with the Atlanta Symphony and Atlanta Ballet Orchestras and was appointed to the violin section of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra in 2018.
