Biography

Isabella Amador (she/her) is a violinist and violin teacher based in Palo Alto, California. In the past year, Isabella has won positions with the Symphony San Jose and the Berkeley Symphony, and performs regularly with several other Bay Area orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, and Santa Cruz Symphony.

Isabella has taught students privately and led sectionals for students ranging from elementary school to college level. As a new resident of Silicon Valley, she is quickly establishing a teaching studio in the area.

As a soloist, she has performed with the Ann Arbor Camerata, Lincoln’s Symphony, and the Omaha Symphony. She has spent summers at music festivals including The Kneisel Hall Chamber Festival and School, and the Aspen Music Festival. 

She is passionate about chamber music and especially loves performing recently-composed works. As the former first violinist of the Converge String Quartet, she worked directly with composers, performing and recording many of their works for the first time. 

She received her B.M. and M.M. in violin performance at the University of Michigan, where she studied under the tutelage of Danielle Belen and Fabiola Kim. She performed as concertmaster of both U-M university orchestras, as well as the campus orchestra for non-music majors.