Preston Hawes' Bio

Hailed by the European Academy of Arts and Sciences as an “electrifying and virtuosic” performer with “exquisite taste and rare talent,” Canadian violinist, Preston Hawes is a laureate of the Concours de Musique Du Canada, the Andrews International Music Competitions, the Prix de Musique de Chambre à Fontainebleau, and recipient of the JC Van Hulsteyn award and Peabody Career Grant. He has been heard as a soloist in over 35 countries and in venues such as Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Plovdiv Symphony Hall. He holds a Master of Music degree and the coveted Artist Diploma at Yale University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Peabody Institute of Music. He is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Strings at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, MD and is artistic director of the New England Symphonic Ensemble.