Ms. Sabrina Bradford

Twin Cities-based violinist Sabrina Bradford is actively in demand as a performer and teacher in Minnesota and beyond. Originally from Washington, DC, she trained under esteemed teachers such as Carolyn Huebl, Stephen Rose, and Paul Kantor; earning a Bachelor’s degree in performance from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Her professional career began during her undergraduate studies, where she performed frequently with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has gone on to be a frequent guest with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, and the Sphinx Virtuosi, an 18-person conductorless chamber ensemble.

Ms. Bradford is also a regular performer with the Lakes Area Music Festival, based in Brainerd, MN, and is featured on their Winter Series, a chamber music concert series with performances in Minneapolis and Brainerd. She has also performed at the Edinburgh International Festival, Musikfest Berlin, and the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest, Romania.Sabrina Bradford is a violinist from Washington, DC, and a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she received her Master of Music under the tutelage of Stephen Rose. Prior to attending CIM, she received her Bachelor of Music from Vanderbilt University, studying with Dr. Carolyn Huebl.

As a private teacher, Sabrina firmly believes that each student is unique and deserves a tailor-made approach to learning within the Suzuki curriculum in order for them to best succeed at their goals, whatever they may be. Her lesson plans are individualized for students’ learning styles and interests. She believes in providing a positive, supportive environment where her students feel safe and encouraged to take risks, make mistakes, and excel. Sabrina works with both the student and their parent(s) to help them come up with a plan to meet realistic and achievable short-term and long-term goals. She believes in teaching with love, patience, and gratitude.

Sabrina has worked with violin students of a wide age range and levels, from children as young as three to high schoolers interested in pursuing a music degree at the undergraduate level. She has experience teaching private lessons and group classes and in the past, she also has offered specialized, one-time lessons for students interested in receiving extra preparation and feedback for upcoming orchestra auditions and competitions. She has a well-rounded background in orchestral, solo, and chamber performance, and has used this experience to help coach orchestra sectionals and chamber rehearsals at regional summer festivals such as the National Philharmonic Summer String Institute, as well as the Blair Precollege Program at Vanderbilt University.