Hannah Willard is a violinist in Eugene, OR. She currently teaches 10 students privately in Eugene, performs for Eugene Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, and works for Delgani String Quartet in an administrative role.
In her free time she loves climbing, hiking, reading, and exploring Eugene.
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Hannah graduated with her MM in Violin Performance at the University of Oregon in 2021 with a certificate in violin/viola Pedagogy, and she received the Outstanding Graduate Performer in Strings award. Hannah studied under Hal Grossman at UO, and Rebecca Fischer at UNL. She was also heavily influenced by her Suzuki training with Dr. Terry Durbin and is certified in Every Child Can and Suzuki books 1-4.
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Hannah performs with Rogue Valley Symphony as Principal 2nd Violin, the Oregon Mozart Players, Eugene Concert Orchestra, and Eugene Symphony. She also won the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concerto Competition in 2017 and performed with the UNL Symphony Orchestra. For solo and chamber music performances, see her YouTube channel here.
Hannah co-founded and manages Black Bear Strings, a wedding gig group based in Oregon. Check them out on the Wedding Wire and The Knot for a quote!
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Hannah also is the Executive Assistant of Delgani String Quartet. When she’s not teaching, performing, or in the office, she loves to rock climb, hike, read, and watch the latest Star Wars show.
Gustav Mahler wrote a massive final Symphony no. 9, and here are my thoughts and observations on just 5 minutes of it!