Anna Jane Lester is a violinist & illustrator.

She is a member of Holland Baroque and the Butter Quartet, a string quartet selected for the prestigious eeemerging+ professional development scheme for young European ensembles. Her chamber performances have brought her to stages from the Concertgebouw Amsterdam to the Smithsonian Institute to the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht. She has appeared with other internationally-acclaimed period instrument ensembles including Le Consort, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Internationale Händel Festspiele Göttingen Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the English Baroque Soloists, The English Concert, The Gabrieli Players, L’Arpeggiata, Vox Luminis, PRJCT Amsterdam, and the Luthers Bach Ensemble. 

Anna Jane began her violin studies at age four in Jacksonville, Florida, studying with Melissa Pierson Barrett before attending Vanderbilt Univeristy and earning her bachelor’s degree in violin performance with Cornelia Heard. She then attended The Juilliard School for a Master of Music in Historical Performance, studying with Monica Huggett and Cynthia Roberts. She has since moved to the Netherlands, completing her studies with Walter Reiter and Kati Debretzeni. In her free time, Anna Jane enjoys exploring American old time music and spending time in wild places.

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