Resume
hannahschweigerviolinist@gmail.com · (949) 575-7635
Education
- 2026–2030 (exp.)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance
- Teacher: Chen Zhao, San Francisco Symphony; SFCM faculty
- 2022–2026
Pacifica Christian High School
Diploma, May 2026
- Academic merit scholarship (4 years)
- Honors Project — The Making of Mastery: the Art of Leadership and Sustained Excellence in Classical Music
- 2024–2025
Irvine Valley College
Chamber Music
- 2014–2021
Colburn Community School
Violin, Chamber Music, Theory, Dalcroze
Private Violin Study
Dennis Kim, Concertmaster, Pacific Symphony; Professor, University of California, Irvine · Cheryl Kim, Colburn Community School
- Piano (secondary instrument): private studies with Dr. Stewart Gordon and Bradford Gowen
Orchestral leadership
- 2023–2025
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI · Concertmaster (Summers 2023, 2024, 2025) · Valade Concertmaster Program
- Marked and distributed bowings for the full string section each program, working directly with conductors and principals
- Led string sectionals and served as liaison between conductor and orchestra
- 2022–2026
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
Costa Mesa, CA · Concertmaster (2025–26) · Assistant Principal Second Violin (2024–25) · Member since 2022
- Soloist with the Pacific Symphony in the Bach Concerto for Two Violins; featured as soloist and chamber musician in many Pacific Symphony concerts
- Prepared bowings and part markings for the string section across four seasons
Chamber & large ensemble
- Since 2026
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Chamber Music
- 3 years
Interlochen Advanced String Quartet
Pacific Symphony Youth Honors Quartet
- 9 years
Junior Chamber Music
Debut Artist (3 years) · Honors Chamber Ensemble (6 years)
- 2013–2025
Colburn Community School Chamber Music
Featured performances
- Soloist
Pacific Symphony
Bach, Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
- August 2025
Performed with pianist Lang Lang
- July 2024
Performed with violinist Ray Chen
- July 2023
Performed with violinist Philippe Quint
- Ongoing
Solo recitals, masterclasses, and clinics
- Community
40+ volunteer performance hours annually
For underserved communities, through the Pacific Symphony and other organizations
- Worship
Church Worship Team
Authentic Church OC
Festivals, masterclasses & coachings
- Festival
Interlochen Arts Camp
Interlochen, MI · Full merit scholarship (4 years) · Summers 2023–2025 as concertmaster of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Festival
Idyllwild Chamber Music Festival
Idyllwild, CA
- Intensive
Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive
- Masterclasses
- Margaret Batjer July 2025
- Martin Chalifour July 2025
- Jeff Thayer August 2025
- Robyn Bollinger August 2024
- Yuki Mori March 2024
- Stephen Miahky October 2023
- Esther Yoo October 2023
- Soovin Kim March 2023
- Stefan Jackiw February 2023
- Bomsori Kim January 2022
Artist collaboration
- Margaret Batjer
- Jader Bignamini
- Robyn Bollinger
- Martin Chalifour
- Ray Chen
- JoAnn Falletta
- Jun Iwasaki
- Stefan Jackiw
- Lang Lang
- Delyana Lazarova
- Geneva Lewis
- Cristian Măcelaru
- Gemma New
- Matthias Pintscher
- Case Scaglione
- Alexander Shelley
- Carl St Clair
- Jeff Thayer
Awards & honors
- 2026
OC Artist of the Year
Nominee
- 2022–2026
Interlochen Arts Camp
Full Merit Scholarship (4 years) · Valade Concertmaster Program
- 2014–2021
Colburn Community School
Merit Scholarship (4 years)
- 2022–2026
Pacifica Christian High School
Academic Merit Scholarship (4 years)
- Competition
Music Teachers’ Association of California
First and Second Prizes in multiple categories
- Piano
Knabe Piano Competition
First Prize (3 years)
- Piano
Certificate of Merit, Level 10 (Advanced)
State Honors · Branch Honors
- Chamber
Junior Chamber Music
Debut Artist · Honors Chamber Ensemble
Teaching
- 2026
Private Violin Instructor & Competition Coach
- Built individualized lesson plans covering technique, tone production, and repertoire, and coached students through regional competitions
Selected repertoire
2022–2025Solo
- Bach Concerto for Two Violins, BWV 1043; Partita No. 2, BWV 1004; Partita No. 3, BWV 1006; Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 (Adagio and Fugue)
- Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
- Kreisler Variations on a Theme of Corelli
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor
- Mozart Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4, 5
- Paganini Caprices Nos. 13, 14, 16, 24
- Sibelius Violin Concerto
- Vivaldi The Four Seasons
- Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2
- Ysaÿe Sonata No. 2
Chamber
- Beethoven Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1 (“Ghost”) and Op. 1 No. 3; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6
- Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3; String Quintet No. 2
- Handel–Halvorsen Passacaglia
- Haydn String Quartets Op. 17 No. 6, Op. 74 No. 2, Op. 76 No. 1
- Mendelssohn String Octet; String Quartet No. 4
- Mozart String Quartet K. 157
- Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
- Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 1
- Clara Schumann Piano Trio
- Robert Schumann Piano Quintet
- Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8
Orchestral — Concertmaster
- Auerbach Icarus
- Brahms Academic Festival Overture
- Copland Appalachian Spring
- Dvořák Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9
- Elgar Enigma Variations (Asst. Concertmaster)
- Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
- Scott Count Down: Ten Minutes to Live
- Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 5 and 10
- Verdi Overture to Nabucco
Orchestral — Principal / Assistant Principal
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5
- Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
- Bernstein Candide Suite, West Side Story Selections
- L. Boulanger D’un matin de printemps
- Dvořák Cello Concerto
- Elgar Cello Concerto
- Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
- Grofé Grand Canyon Suite
- Hailstork Three Spirituals
- Liszt Les Préludes
- Mahler Symphony No. 1
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet
- Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
- Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol
Orchestral — Additional
- Beethoven Coriolan and Egmont Overtures
- Berko Condense Eternity
- Berlioz Roman Carnival
- Bernstein On the Waterfront Suite
- Brahms Symphony No. 1
- Britten Young Person’s Guide
- Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
- Clyne Abstractions
- Debussy La Mer
- de Falla Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
- Fung Earworms
- Ge Sighting the Swallow
- Gershwin Porgy and Bess
- Higdon City Scape III
- Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana Overture
- Nielsen Flute Concerto
- F. Price Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3
- Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, The Rock
- Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture, Scheherazade
- Rossini William Tell Overture
- Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 11
- C. Simon Tales
- Smetana Vltava
- Stravinsky Firebird Suite
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Violin Concerto
- Torke Javelin
- Verdi La forza del destino Overture
- J. Williams Catch Me If You Can, Star Wars End Title
- Wineglass Alone Together
- Wind Singer Creation