Violin and Viola Lessons

with Annija Kerno 

A dual citizen of Latvia and the United States, Ms. Kerno has performed in a variety of concert venues throughout Europe and America. Most recently, she has concluded her two year residency with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work with many of the major classical musicians in the world. Among them are Ricardo Muti, Christoph Eschenbach, Yo-Yo Ma, Kristjan Jarvi, and Ken-David Masur, amongst many others.

Recent solo performances include performing in the bi-annual North American Latvian Song and Dance Festival, where she collaborated with Latvian musicians from all over the world to create a performance of choral and orchestral music written solely by Latvian composers. She is also a member of the Baltic Sea Philharmonic, which is an orchestra comprised of members who are from one of the ten countries that border the Baltic Sea.

In addition to performing, she is very passionate about teaching and spreading her love of music to others. Her teaching experience includes leading group classes through the Harmony Program, coaching chamber music at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and teaching in her private studio through the Long Island Studio of Music and City Strings and Piano New York.