Artists

Biography:

Anne Akiko Meyers is one of the world’s most esteemed violinists and has been described as “a musical wizard, with astonishing access to every kind of expressive color” (San Diego Union-Tribune).

Anne Akiko Meyers is a GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist and one of the world’s most esteemed and celebrated musicians. The Strad hails her as “the Wonder Woman of commissioning” for her passionate advocacy of new music and close collaborations with visionary composers. She has commissioned, premiered, and recorded a remarkable canon of landmark works by Arvo Pärt, John Corigliano, Arturo Márquez, Philip Glass, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Mason Bates, Billy Childs, Jakub Ciupiński, Michael Daugherty, Ola Gjeilo, Morten Lauridsen, Wynton Marsalis, Somei Satoh, Adam Schoenberg, and Eric Whitacre. With more than forty critically acclaimed recordings, Meyers has appeared on The Tonight Show, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and Great Performances. Her 2024 live recording of Márquez’s Fandango with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic earned two Latin GRAMMY® Awards. A recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, she holds an Honorary Doctorate from The Colburn School and serves on the Boards of The Juilliard School and The Dudamel Foundation. She performs on the legendary 1741 Ex-Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, considered one of the finest-sounding violins in existence.