Hometown:

Bainbridge Island, WA

Year you joined the Grant Park Music Festival:

2000

Where did you study?

University of Washington, The Juilliard School, Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna, State University of New York at Stony Brook

What is on your playlist at the moment?

Beethoven’s “Archduke Trio”

Who is your all-time favorite performer?

Erich Hobarth

Hobbies?

Taking art classes, volunteering at the Colorado Horse Rescue, skiing, hiking

Can you share any memorable stories about your experience with the Grant Park Music Festival?

Playing mandolin for the Corigliano First Symphony, and the great fun of living and playing with my sister, Heidi Hoffman, for many summers.

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