Artistic Director Julie Andrijeski

“eloquent phrasing and joyous energy” Pittsburgh Tribune Review
“fiery and poetic depth” Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Andrijeski stole the show” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Julie Andrijeski became Artistic Director of the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra in 2011.

Lauded for her “invigorating verve and imagination” by the Washington Post, Ms. Andrijeski is among the leading Baroque violinists in the U.S. Ms. Andrijeski is a full-time Lecturer in the Music Department at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she teaches performance practice and Baroque dance, and directs the Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Ensembles. She was also Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College during the 2009-10 academic year.

For many years, Ms. Andrijeski was a full-time member of the early-music ensemble Chatham Baroque, an award-winning group that performs throughout the Americas. In addition to her work with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Ms. Andrijeski regularly appears with many ensembles including Cleveland’s Apollo’s Fire, the New York State Baroque Orchestra, Quicksilver, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Cecilia’s Circle, and the Renaissance group The King’s Noyse.

Ms. Andrijeski’s unique performance style is greatly influenced by her knowledge and skilled performance of Baroque dance, and she often teaches both violin and dance at workshops. She has been on the summer faculties of the Baroque Performance Institute at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Madison Early Music Festival for over a decade and now also teaches at the Vancouver Early Music Festival.

Ms. Andrijeski began a D.M.A. degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Linda Cerone before turning her focus to historical performance practice. She holds a D.M.A. in Early Music from Case Western Reserve University, an M.M. in Violin Performance from Northwestern University, and a B.M. in Violin Performance from the University of Denver. A native of Boise, Idaho, Ms. Andrijeski resides in Cleveland, Ohio.

Her recordings can be found on Dorian Recordings (with Chatham Baroque), Centaur, and Musica Omnia.

Contact Julie Andrijeski at Case Western Reserve University.

Antonio Vivaldi – “La Primavera” (Spring) – Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra – Julie Andrijeski, violin from Apollo’s Fire on Vimeo.