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Elena Urioste
Elena Urioste is a musician, yogi, writer, and entrepreneur. As a violinist, she has given acclaimed performances as soloist with major orchestras throughout the world, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, and the orchestras of the BBC, among others. She has performed regularly as a soloist in the Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, and has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Konzerthaus Berlin, Sage Gateshead, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, and Mondavi Center. She was a BBC New Generation Artist in 2012 – 14 and has been featured on the covers of Strings, Symphony, and BBC Music magazines.
An avid chamber musician, Elena Urioste is the founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music by the Sea, an annual festival on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. She has been a featured artist at the Marlboro, Ravinia, La Jolla, IMS Prussia Cove, Cheltenham, Bridgehampton, Moab, and Sarasota Music festivals, and is co-director of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. Notable teachers and mentors include Joseph Silverstein, David Cerone, Ida Kavafian, Pamela Frank, Claude Frank, and Ferenc Rados. She plays a violin made by Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, c. 1706, and a bow by Nikolai Kittel, both outstanding instruments on generous extended loan from the private collection of Dr Charles E. King through the Stradivari Society, Chicago. Elena Urioste has practiced yoga for over a decade and received her RYT 200-hour certification from the Kripalu Center in June 2019. She is the co-founder of Intermission, a programme that combines music, movement, and mindfulness, aiming to make music-making a healthier, more holistic practice for students and professionals alike through yoga and meditation. www.elenaurioste.com