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

A Stradivari Evening...
After the success of her Dec. 8th Stradivari recital at WMP Hall, JoAnna is excited to announce that she will be performing a full-length concert of sonata and solo works on Friday, May 22nd, at 7:00pm. The concert will feature works by Mozart, Brahms, and Debussy, as well as "Road Movies" for violin and piano by John Adams, and will all be performed on an exquisite Stradivari from the collection of Gradoux-Matt Rare Violins!
JoAnna hopes that you can join her for a varied and interesting night!
For more information on this, as well as other concerts check out the WMP Concert Hall website.

A Stradivari Evening: JoAnna Farrer in recital
May 22nd, 2009 -- 7:00PM
@ WMP Hall
31-33 East 28th Street
New York, NY
212-582-1701

A new CD from a jazz legend!
Last year, JoAnna had the honor of working with legendary jazz saxophonist Phil Woods and some of his amazing colleagues on a CD (and DVD) recording. The music they recorded together was Phil's' new, never-performed suite of compositions based on the stories in A.A. Milne's book, "Now We Are Six." The CD, newly announced for release, is entitled "The Children's Suite"
JoAnna was one of four classical musicians who recorded string parts for many of the tracks, and it was a truly inspiring experience to work with such great jazz artists on this CD!

The CD will be available for sale on April 14th, 2009. Until then, check out Phil Woods' official website, or Jazzed Media productions for more information, including how to pre-order your copy!

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.