French violinist Pauline Kempf recently moved to the Bay Area. She received her Doctorate in violin performance from Northwestern University in Chicago where she resided for four years. 

A first-prize winner in various competitions in Europe, Pauline has been a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago since 2018 and performed as assistant concertmaster and section violinist in various Chicago-based symphony orchestras.

An active chamber musician, Pauline performed as first violinist with the Leggio Quartet in Europe and in the USA. She has collaborated with the Amateurs Virtuoses Festival in France, Chile and Argentina. Since 2017, her collaboration with the American pianist Clare Longendyke has allowed them to perform both in France and in the USA with innovative and original duo programs. Pauline performed various concertos by Bach, Leclair, Mozart and Beethoven with the Northwestern orchestras. 

Pauline has just received a certificate in Baroque violin from Elizabeth Blumenstock’s studio at SFCM and she currently teaches at the Scherzo Music School in San Mateo.