Violinist Hannah Frey is an active chamber and orchestral musician in St Louis, Missouri. She is currently concertmaster of the Winter Opera St Louis Orchestra, first violinist of the Perseid Quartet, and was a featured soloist with the Metropolitan Orchestra of St Louis in November of 2017. She also plays regularly with the Union Avenue Opera Orchestra, with visiting shows at the Fox Theatre, and with the Illinois Symphony. She has performed with many other groups in the area including the St Louis Symphony, the MUNY Orchestra, and Chamber Project St Louis. Before moving to St Louis she was a member of several different orchestras, including the Charlotte Symphony and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Hannah has also held the positions of concertmaster of the Mansfield Symphony and assistant concertmaster of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and has played concertos with the National Repertory Orchestra, the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra, and the Presbyterian College Chamber Orchestra.
Hannah is a dedicated educator with a large private studio. She is also on the violin faculty at Washington University of St Louis and Lindenwood University. She believes that anyone can learn to play the violin and is insistent on sharing her love of music with others. she recently became a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music through the Music Teacher's National Association. She is trained in the Suzuki method, has attended Indiana University's Retreat for Violin and Viola Teachers with Mimi Zweig, and teaches students of all ages and levels out of her home in St Louis. Hannah previously taught a variety of schools including the St Louis School of Music, Fairmount School of Music, St Margaret of Scotland School and Good Shepherd Lutheran School.
Hannah is a native of Clinton, South Carolina. She received both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Linda Cerone and William Preucil.
Hannah is not just a serious classical violinist. She plays regularly with the experimental folk group Third Millenium World's Fair, who have played at various festivals and venues around the city, including the Artica Festival and Showcase St Louis. She played the role of “The Fiddler” in OnSite Theatre Company’s production of “The Runaway Cupcake” and helped as a composer and violinist for the remake of the same play, now titled "The Last Cupcake" for Shakespeare St Louis's 2019 Education Tour. Additionally she has performed with a variety of popular artists over the years, including The Who, Two Cellos, Weird Al Yankovic, Harry Connick, Jr., Josh Groban, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and she played electric violin as part of “The Prophecy Show”, a Trans-Siberian Tribute Band.
In addition to her musical skills, Hannah is also a writer. She won an essay contest sponsored by Thomastik Strings. Her winning essay on “Tone” was published in the Suzuki Association of the Americas’ Summer 2009 Minijournal. More recently she had a review published in the American Music Teacher, Dec 17/Jan 18 edition. She also writes a blog about life, cats, traveling, and more!
Hannah is a dedicated educator with a large private studio. She is also on the violin faculty at Washington University of St Louis and Lindenwood University. She believes that anyone can learn to play the violin and is insistent on sharing her love of music with others. she recently became a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music through the Music Teacher's National Association. She is trained in the Suzuki method, has attended Indiana University's Retreat for Violin and Viola Teachers with Mimi Zweig, and teaches students of all ages and levels out of her home in St Louis. Hannah previously taught a variety of schools including the St Louis School of Music, Fairmount School of Music, St Margaret of Scotland School and Good Shepherd Lutheran School.
Hannah is a native of Clinton, South Carolina. She received both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Linda Cerone and William Preucil.
Hannah is not just a serious classical violinist. She plays regularly with the experimental folk group Third Millenium World's Fair, who have played at various festivals and venues around the city, including the Artica Festival and Showcase St Louis. She played the role of “The Fiddler” in OnSite Theatre Company’s production of “The Runaway Cupcake” and helped as a composer and violinist for the remake of the same play, now titled "The Last Cupcake" for Shakespeare St Louis's 2019 Education Tour. Additionally she has performed with a variety of popular artists over the years, including The Who, Two Cellos, Weird Al Yankovic, Harry Connick, Jr., Josh Groban, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and she played electric violin as part of “The Prophecy Show”, a Trans-Siberian Tribute Band.
In addition to her musical skills, Hannah is also a writer. She won an essay contest sponsored by Thomastik Strings. Her winning essay on “Tone” was published in the Suzuki Association of the Americas’ Summer 2009 Minijournal. More recently she had a review published in the American Music Teacher, Dec 17/Jan 18 edition. She also writes a blog about life, cats, traveling, and more!