Funded (in part) by the Shevchenko Foundation, Leon and Zena Kossar Music Fund.

Skoryk - Diptych

Rodin - Violin Concerto

Anna Kozak - violin

Silvestrov - Silent Music

Kolodub - Sinfonietta

Soloist

Anna Kozak is a violinist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Music Degree from the University of Calgary.

Anna loves being an orchestral musician. It’s a profession that has taken her to concert halls all over Europe as well as Carnegie Hall in New York. She has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Kensington Sinfonia, Red Deer Symphony and Okanagan Symphony.

Anna is also a passionate chamber musician. She has been a member of many ensembles, including Vad Ensemble, Strathcona String Quartet, Obsessions Octet and was a founding member of the Onyx String Quartet and Tersona Piano Trio.

Besides performing, Anna finds it fulfilling to share her passion and knowledge with her students. She holds a small private studio, teaches at the annual Wye Strings Camp, and on occasion leads coaching sessions for local amateur groups.

Anna has the privilege to perform on a violin made in 1770 in Florence by Giovanni Battista Gabrielli. Once she is done practicing, performing, and teaching, Anna enjoys traveling, gardening or just relaxing with her husband and their Great Dane, “George”.