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arrangements of two-part inventions by J. S. Bach
along with original compositions by both duo
partners. Finally, a live performance recording of
Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires was
released in 2021 by the Buffalo Philharmonic in
honor of Piazzolla’s centenary.
Lark is a recipient of the Hunt Family Award, one
of Lincoln Center’s prestigious Emerging Artist
Awards, as well as a 2018 Borletti-Buitoni Trust
Fellowship and a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
She was Silver Medalist in the 9th Quadrennial
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and
winner of the 2012 Naumburg International Violin
Competition for the nation’s most talented young musicians. She
In addition to her performance schedule, Lark also serves as Mentor and board member of the
was recently named Artistic Director of Musical Irving M. Klein International Strings Competition.
Masterworks, a chamber music presenter in Old Lark is a graduate of New England Conservatory
Lyme, Connecticut. She champions young aspiring and completed her Artist Diploma at The Juilliard
artists and supports the next generation of School. She plays a ca. 1600 G.P. Maggini violin
musicians through her work as Co-host/Creative of on loan from an anonymous donor through the
NPR’s From the Top, the premier radio showcase Stradivari Society of Chicago. tessalark.com

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