Romanian violinist Ioana was taught the violin from the age of seven by her mother, and continued her studies at the Sigismund Toduţă School of Music in Cluj. Following her dream, Ioana came to London to study at the Royal College of Music, graduating with a first class bachelor’s degree. Ioana is grateful for the support given to her for her studies by a Leverhulme Postgraduate Studentship, Stephen Bell Charitable Trust and St Marylebone Charitable Foundation. A highly trained chamber musician, Ioana is the leader of the Forna Quartet(formerly know as Sattler Quartet) performing regularly across London, the UK and Europe. Ioana’s training and collaborations have allowed her to work with internationally acclaimed artists including the Belcea String Quartet, the Vogler Quartet, Fine Arts Quartet and Levon Chilingirian and most recently, Ioana participated in the Sacconi Festival led by the Sacconi Quartet and joined the musicians of the Allegri Quartet for a performance in the Anghiari music festival in Italy. Ioana’s performances as a solo and chamber musician have taken her to venues such as St Martin-in-the-Fields, Cadogan Hall, Kings Place and the Royal Festival Hall. As an orchestral musician, Ioana has performed in festivals across the world, including the Castleton Festival (USA) under maestro Lorin Maazel and the Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra. Ioana is playing with the Northern Sinfonia, Liverpool Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and Southbank Sinfonia.
