American-born violinist and violist Adrienne Jacobs enjoys a career as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. To date, she has been heard on stages across Europe and the United States.
As Associate Concertmaster of the Ann Arbor Symphony and substitute violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Adrienne performs regularly on the symphonic stage. Recently Adrienne participated in an Eastern European tour as a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Kammerorchester under the direction of Heinrich Schiff, highlighted by an appearance at the prestigious Prague Spring Festival.
Since her solo debut at age 13, Adrienne has performed as soloist with many of Southeastern Michigan’s orchestras, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on two separate occasions. However, her passion for recitals and chamber music has lead her to collaborate with many of the DSO’s members as well as Pinchas Zukerman. Notably, Adrienne was the Grand Prize winner of both the 1998 and 1999 American String Teachers’ Association Michigan Chamber Music Festival Competition which lead to many subsequent performances across Michigan including a performance at Rackham Auditorium presented by the University Musical Society of Ann Arbor. Also an avid performer of music from the Baroque, Adrienne has performed and coached with members of Cleveland’s Apollo’s Fire, and Edward Parmentier.
Adrienne received her M.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and her B.M. with Honors from The University of Michigan. She plays on a Matteo Goffriller violin made in 1706.