Geneva Lewis (born 1998) is a New Zealand-born violinist now living in the United States. Lewis was born in

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, New Zealand. Her father is Chris Lewis, a former professional

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player. She began playing the violin at the age of three. Living in Irvine, she studied with Aimée Kreston from the age of seven at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in

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. Later, she studied with

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at the

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. In 2020, Lewis won the Grand Prize at the Concert Artists Guild Competition. She received an

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in 2021 and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award in 2022. She also won the gold medal at the 2015

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as a member of the Incendium Quartet. In May 2022, she joined the

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scheme.

References

External links

Official website
Living people Date of birth missing (living people) New Zealand expatriates in the United States New Zealand classical violinists New Zealand women violinists Musicians from Irvine, California Musicians from Auckland 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century New Zealand women musicians 21st-century New Zealand musicians 1998 births Colburn School alumni {{violinist-stub