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Olivia Moaddel has performed in venues across North America and Europe and has won numerous awards and competitions as both a soloist and chamber musician. She has played alongside many orchestras and is currently concertmaster for Northern Dutchess Symphony as well as holds principal positions with other local orchestras in the Hudson Valley. Moaddel has collaborated with internationally acclaimed musicians including Jethro Marks, Paul Marleyn, Rachel Mercer and Axel Strauss. She has attended music festivals across North America such as Brevard Music Center, Music Academy International, Domaine Forget, Orford Music Academy, Indiana University’s Sonata Seminar, and the National Repertory Orchestra. In April of 2022, she won first place in the Rutgers Chamber Music Competition performing the Mozart Oboe Quartet in F Major. Moaddel studied extensively with professors Todd Phillips, Katie Lansdale, Yehonatan Berick, Shari Mason and Michael Van der Sloot, and has taken masterclasses with distinguished performers including Augustin Hadelich, James Ehnes, Joel Quarrington, Lucie Robert, Ani Kavafian, Soovin Kim, Masao Kawasaki and Ronald Copes, as well as for world renowned string quartets such as the Dover, Attacca, St. Lawrence, Chiara and Heath Quartets. She holds degrees from The Hartt School (BM), University of Ottawa (MM), OAcademy (AD in Orchestral Performance) and Rutgers University (DMA).