Isabelle Ai Durrenberger
First violinist of the Aeolus Quartet.
American violinist Isabelle Ai Durrenberger is nationally recognized for her captivating and sincere artistry. Based in New York City, she is first violinist of the acclaimed Aeolus Quartet and an alumna of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect program and the Marlboro Music Festival.
An avid chamber musician, Durrenberger performs regularly with Chamber Music Northwest, Boston Chamber Music Society, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Jupiter Chamber Players. A dedicated educator, she previously taught at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and will serve as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin at Oberlin Conservatory in 2027.
Born in Taiwan and raised in Ohio in a musical home, Durrenberger studied with Jaime Laredo from age thirteen and later completed graduate studies at the New England Conservatory with Soovin Kim and Don Weilerstein. She is a prizewinner of the Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition and the Klein Competition and performs on a 2020 Zygmuntowicz violin generously loaned by a New York patron.
Isabelle at Sora
Past salons
- Past salon5 Aug 2026Wednesday, 6:00 – 9:00 pmNew York StoriesThe Lobby Bar, The Hotel ChelseaPlayed with Anthony McGill, Arlen Hlusko and Rieko TsuchidaSee the evening
