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With a prodigious clarity of diction (Scherzo) and a moving tendresse (BBC Music Magazine), has been described as the model of a violin soloist in the modern age (The Strad).
The 2025/26 season includes the release of her new Deutsche Grammophon album Love Symposium, featuring Bernstein’s Serenade, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Long Yu. She also performs with the BBC Scottish Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Shenzhen Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Presidential Symphony and Evergreen Symphony Orchestras, returns to the Z+ International Chamber Music Festival and makes her recital debut at Seoul Arts Center with pianist JaeHong Park.
Recent seasons have featured performances with the New York Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony, and China Philharmonic Orchestras. She has also appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lille, Orquesta Sinfónica RTVE and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. Esther appears regularly at venues and festivals such as Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, Aspen Music Festival, La Folle Journée, Prague Spring Festival, and the BBC Proms.
Her collaborations with leading conductors include Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jaap van Zweden, Tugan Sokhiev, Lahav Shani, Vasily Petrenko, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Dalia Stasevska, Myung-Whun Chung, and Karina Canellakis.
An active chamber musician and recitalist, Esther is also a founding member of the Z.E.N. Trio with pianist Zhang Zuo and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, with whom she has toured internationally and released two acclaimed albums on Deutsche Grammophon. A prolific recording artist, she has released several albums on Deutsche Grammophon, and features on the Decca soundtrack of On Chesil Beach, and pianist Chad Lawson’s album breathe.
Her distinctions include BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Classic FM’s “Top 30 Artists Under 30,” the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, and WQXR’s “20 Artists to Watch.” In September 2025, Esther joined the Royal College of Music as Professor of Violin, a position she holds alongside her vibrant performing career.
