Anna Griffis

Boston-based Anna Griffis (viola/violin) made her concerto debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at 16 and has toured in Mexico, Turkey, Austria, Slovenia, Czechia, Taiwan, and across the states on modern and period instruments. A member of the New Bedford Symphony (principal) and the Albany Symphony, she performs with the Portland Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Emmanuel Music, Blue Heron, the Boston Early Music Festival orchestra & chamber ensemble, and Odyssey Opera. She co-founded Chicago-based Trio Speranza, prize winners at the Early Music America Baroque Competition, and performs with and is executive director of the new music group Ludovico Ensemble. Anna teaches and coaches chamber music at The New School of Music (Cambridge) and Tufts University and is an affiliate artist at MIT. She oversees communications for the Tufts Music Department and is a freelance graphic designer specializing in concert programs and arts marketing. Originally from Annapolis, MD, Anna is the proud product of her public school music program. She now lives in the great neighborhood of Lower Allston with her bassoonist husband and their cat, Pig, and gets excited about fonts, road trips, and diners.