Violinist Claire Bourg has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician at prestigious venues across the United States and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, the Kimmel Center, and venues in Bremen, Warsaw, and Brussels. Notable performances include her solo recital debut at Caramoor Center For Music and the Arts, Mozart’s First Violin Concerto with the Camerata Bern in Hannover and participation in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.

Claire has earned acclaim in competitions, winning the 2021 Luminarts Fellowship, winning second prize in the 2020 JS Bach Competition, and prevailing at the New England Conservatory Competition. She has also had success in numerous competitions such as the Joachim, Singapore and Kreisler International Violin Competitions. 

A sought-after chamber musician, Claire has collaborated with distinguished artists like Mitsuko Uchida, Kim Kashkashian, and Jörg Widmann. She performs regularly with Musicians from Marlboro, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, among others, and previously served as concertmaster of Symphony in C in Philadelphia.

Claire’s dedication to contemporary music is evident in her collaborations with composers such as Augusta Read Thomas, Bright Sheng, and Helmut Lachenmann. She holds degrees from the New England Conservatory, Curtis Institute of Music, and The Juilliard School, and is pursuing her Doctorate at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Her primary mentors include Miriam Fried, Pamela Frank, Arnold Steinhardt, Joseph Lin and Mark Steinberg.

Claire performs on a violin crafted by Zosimo Bergonzi of Cremona, generously on loan through Guarneri Hall NFP and Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins, Chicago.