Claire Wells
Violin
American violinist Claire Wells is emerging as one of the most exciting and original violinists of her generation. Recognized for her personal musical voice and vivid imagination, the soloist and chamber musician captivates audiences with her compelling interpretations, making her a young artist to watch.
In growing international demand, Claire has performed with orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, working with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Dima Solobodeniouk, and Andrew Litton. An avid chamber musician, Claire appears at leading festivals such as Chamber Music Northwest, Chamber Music Connects the World in collaboration with Christian Tetzlaff and Steven Isserlis, the IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music Festival in Cornwall, the Verbier Festival Academy, and the Kryzyowa Festival in Kreisau, Poland.
1st Prize Winner and Commission Prize Winner at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Competition 2021, Claire has won top prizes at internationally renowned competitions, including the Michael Hill, Sibelius, and Indianapolis international competitions. She was the 2023 scholarship winner of the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund, and most recently was the winner of the 2025 Susan Wadsworth Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
Claire is represented worldwide by Young Concert Artists. She currently resides in Berlin, and is studying at the Kronberg Academy under the tutelage of Mihaela Martin, made possible by the Opel/Dr. Schaefer patronage.
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YCA represents violinist Claire Wells for worldwide engagements. Please contact us for more information.