Jennifer Curtis, violin (New York, NY), is the winner of Astral Artists Milka/Astral grand prize for violin and Artists International presentations, and is also a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). She has recently performed with Simon Bolivar Orchestra in Venezuela and The Knights Chamber Orchestra, and has appeared as a featured artist at the Brasov International Festival in Romania and El Festival de las Artes Esénias de Lima Peru.  Jennifer’s festival appearances include Mostly Mozart, International Brahms, Ecstatic, Festival musique de chambre a Giverny, Darmstadt, Iceland Airwaves, Wein Modern Festival for Contemporary music and more. She founded the group Tres Americas Ensemble, toured with her original works and concerti of Mozart, and collaborated, and studied with Musical Shaman of the Amazon and the Andes. Upcoming and recent performances and projects include solo and chamber music performances with John Adams at  the library of congress, a Carnegie Hall performance, a Cornell University sponsored commission for a new composition, concertmaster of East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) US tour, a solo improvisation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a solo CD featuring never before recorded works by George Enescu, and a masterclass titled "An approach to classical music through harmony and improvisation”. Jennifer holds degrees from Mills College and The Juilliard School, and beginning next season she will teach chamber music at the University of Pennsylvania and The Art of Interpretation at Duke University.