Tessa Lark

Violinist Tessa Lark was nominated in 2020 for a GRAMMY® in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category, and is also an acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky. Recent highlights have included the world premiere of Carlos Izcaray’s Violin Concerto and performances of Michael Torke’s violin concerto, Sky—both pieces written for her—as well as her European orchestral debut with the Stuttgart Philharmonic. Lark’s newest album, The Stradgrass Sessions, was released in 2024. Her debut commercial recording was the GRAMMY®-nominated Sky, and her discography also includes Fantasy; Invention, recorded with Michael Thurber, and a live recording of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. Lark champions young aspiring artists and supports the next generation of musicians through her work as Co-host/Creative of NPR’s From the Top. Lark is the newly appointed Artistic Director of the Moab Music Festival (Moab, UT), and continues her tenure as Artistic Director of Musical Masterworks in Old Lyme, CT. Lark plays a ca. 1600 G.P. Maggini violin on loan from an anonymous donor through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.