Celebrated for “sincerity, intensity, and individual voice” (Philadelphia Inquirer) as well as “immaculate and discreet phrasing” (Strad Magazine), violinist FRANCESCA DEPASQUALE is the first prize winner of the 2010 Irving M. Klein International String Competition, as well as recipient of the 2014-2016 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts and 2015 Classical Recording Foundation Young Artist Award.
Violinist of the Aletheia Piano Trio alongside pianist Fei-Fei and cellist Juliette Herlin, Francesca is also a member of the artist roster for Manhattan Chamber Players and Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston.
Francesca is a member of the violin faculty at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, having previously served on the faculty of the Juilliard School Pre-College Program. In addition to performing and teaching, Francesca is the creator of Hypermobile Musician (hypermobilemusician.com), a free, online resource for musicians with hypermobility and educators who wish to learn more about teaching hypermobile musicians.