Hailed “a total virtuoso” (Classic FM), prizewinning violinist Rachel Ostler has been recognized for her artistic sensitivity and poetic lyricism (AJC). She is the newly appointed Co-Concertmaster of the Naples Philharmonic, and was previously a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

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Rachel made her solo orchestral debut at age twelve, performing the Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto with both the Miami Philharmonic and the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra. She soon after performed Vivaldi's Four Seasons and was featured as a young violinist with the Coral Gables Orchestra in the WLRN television series American Ideal. As a young violinist, Rachel won prizes in various competitions; at seventeen years old she toured China with the Brigham Young University Chamber Orchestra, soloing in major concert halls in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. In recent years she has performed as a soloist with the American Conducting Academy Orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival, Rio Hondo Symphony, Culver City Symphony, the Utah Philharmonic, and the Colburn Contemporary Performers, among others.

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An avid chamber musician, Rachel has collaborated with notable artists including James Ehnes, Augustin Hadelich, Gil Shaham, Gary Hoffman and Jean-Ives Thibaudet. Rachel has served as faculty at the Roundtop Music Festival Institute, and during her years of study was awarded fellowships at the Aspen Music Festival, the Holland Music Sessions, the Moritzburg Festival, and the Lucerne Festival.

 

As a soloist and orchestral performer, Rachel has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony-- under the baton of conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Neville Marriner, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Matthias Pintscher, Stéphane Denève, Robert Spano, Vladimir Jurowski, and Giancarlo Guerrero, to name a few. 

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Born in Austin, Texas and raised in Miami, Florida, Rachel began violin lessons at the age of two years old. Her early training saw a variety of teachers including Sachiko Mori and Thomas Moore.

In 2016, she received her Master of Music degree from the Colburn Conservatory, where she studied under Robert Lipsett, the Jascha Heifetz Distinguished Violin Chair. Following this, Rachel completed postgraduate studies at the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Ani Kavafian.

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Rachel plays on a 1774 Antonio Gragnani violin.

"...a total virtuoso"

                                                             - Classic FM