Welcome to the website of violinist JoAnna Farrer. At the age of 24, Ms. Farrer is already a seasoned performer of chamber music and solo works in a variety of styles. A recent graduate of the Juilliard School, where she was a student of Glenn Dicterow, she is an active performer of contemporary works and combines her skills as a classical musician with experience in Scottish and Irish traditional music. She has performed on numerous occasions at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall and Alice Tully Hall in chamber music collaborations with Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Emanuel Ax and Natalie Haas. Take a look around, and send an email to say hi!

In the News

"Strad for Lunch" Recital -- Monday, Dec. 8th!
JoAnna is excited to announce that she will be performing a solo recital on Monday Dec. 8th at 12:30pm at the WMP Concert Hall! She will be performing Sonatas by Belgian composers Franck and Ysaye on a beautiful 1697 Stradivari violin. The concert will also feature short works by Bloch, Weiniawski, and J.S. Bach, and JoAnna looks forward to sharing these wonderful works on a truly magnificent instrument.
No tickets are required, though there is a five dollar suggested donation for the concert.
For more information, please check out the WMP Concert Hall website!

New Season, New Works
JoAnna is excited to begin work on a whole new slate of musical projects this year, including further collaborations with the New Jersey Symphony, the City Ballet, and other NY-area ensembles, as well as her upcoming solo recitals in NY and London. JoAnna is also working on several new jazz and celtic projects, including plans to return to the recording studio for a new album with friends in the folk/Irish music scene! Earlier this winter, JoAnna also joined the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada on their 3 week tour of Western Canada, commemorating their 40th anniversary.
Through it all, this year JoAnna will be updating her There and Back Again page every few weeks, adding new pictures and stories, plus sound and video clips to the Discography! Explore the rest of the site, enjoy the new sound clips, and send an email to say hi anytime.