Yvette Holzwarth

Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth is a violinist, singer, composer and music teacher in Los Angeles. Trained as a classical player, she also plays Eastern European folk (including Macedonian music), Arabic music, Norwegian hardanger fiddle, Americana, jazz, and experimental and improvised music. She has performed and recorded with Ariana Grande, Kamasi Washington, Van Dyke Parks, Gaby Moreno, Homayoun Shajarian, Camper Cusack, Dent May and Anenon.

She is a founding member of the Desert Quill Quartet, a performer-composer group, and of the chamber ensemble Bridge to Everywhere. Her duo with guitarist Miroslav Tadić released the album LUKA on Croatia Records, mixing Balkan folk, improvisation and contemporary music. She also writes music for theatre, film and dance, and curates the “Hear Sunday” chamber concert series with Clockshop.

As Yvette Cornelia she self-released an EP, Open It Up (2013), and an album, What Lies Ahead (2018), which mix chamber folk, experimental rock and songwriting.

She has a BA in American Literature from UCLA and an MFA in Performance and Composition from CalArts. She plays on film and TV soundtracks, including solo viola on Patriot (Amazon Prime), and records from her home studio.