Claudia Bloom, Violinist
Local Professional Roles
Principal Second Violin: Opera San Jose
Chamber Musician: Bloom Trio, Grace Note Chamber Players, Kineret Quartet, Corina Quartet
Private Teacher: Claudia Bloom Studio and Palo Alto School of Chamber Music, Palo Alto, CA
Former Adjunct Professor of Violin: Santa Clara University
Contact
Email: click here to send email
Telephone: 650-766-5084
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
It is encouraging to see musical performances returning after having taken a hiatus during the pandemic and we will let you know when Claudia returns to the stage. In the meantime you can see quite a remarkable performance below:
On September 22, 2018, Claudia gave the West Coast premiere of “Concerto for Violin: Costa Concordia” with the Mission Chamber Orchestra; this piece, by Jeffrey Nytch, tells the tragic story of Hungarian violinist Sándor Fehér, who perished in the 2012 shipwreck of the liner "Costa Concordia" when he attempted to save his violin.
Click here to watch a video of the performance.
Always check out:
Opera San Jose performances
and
Beauty, Pleasure, and Growth through the Violin
“Violin music touches the heart, the soul, and the mind, of both player and listener alike,” says consummate violinist Claudia Bloom. One of the most cherished teachers of both children and adults, Ms. Bloom gains her inspiration primarily from the chamber-music repertoire. “Chamber music speaks to human relationships,” Ms. Bloom maintains. “The interplay between voices brings out both individual and 
collective emotions and feelings. Violin playing is always about expression but this is expression with an attentive listener.” A passionate performer, Ms. Bloom commands nearly the entire spectrum of violin performance, from orchestral works to opera scores and from solos to octets. She embraces the contemporary as well as the classical repertoire. For her young students, Ms. Bloom teaches the whole person and helps her students grow as people. She teaches not just violin but making music. Often the violin is simply the catalyst for more intrinsic growing-up issues, but it always serves as a vehicle for creating beauty and expressing one’s individuality. Ms. Bloom is also an accomplished pianist and accompanies her students in recitals, making a harmonious pair. These days she is expertly teaching all her students online, including some overseas.
Professional Biography
Claudia Bloom began her studies in Berkeley with Anne Crowden. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music as a full scholarship student under Raphael Bronstein and Ariana Bronne. Upon graduation, Ms. Bloom received the Karl Kraeuter Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chamber Music. She completed her Master of Music degree as a teaching assistant at the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Syoko Aki Erle. From 1982-1990 Ms. Bloom was a member of the Ciompi Quartet in residence at Duke University and a full-time member of the faculty. From 1990 to 1992 she was co-concertmaster of the Zurich (Switzerland) Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Bloom has performed as a member of the Bloom Duo and Trio with twin sister Madeline Bloom (piano) and brother Jonathan Bloom (cello). Concert engagements as a member of the Bloom Duo have included performances in the United States, Canada, and Colombia, South America. Currently she plays principal second violin in Opera San Jose, is a member of the Grace Note Chamber Players, the Corina Quartet, and the Kineret Quartet, and performs as a recitalist. Ms. Bloom teaches privately and directs the Palo Alto School of Chamber Music for children and adults in Palo Alto.
PALO ALTO SCHOOL OF CHAMBER MUSIC FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
If you are a violinist, violist, or cellist (or perhaps play piano or woodwind) and you are interested in playing chamber music, the Palo Alto School of Chamber Music offers a year-round program that suits players ranging in age from 7 to 70! Several years of instrumental study are a prerequisite but otherwise this program is designed as an introduction to chamber music and the coaching is done by professional Palo Alto musicians. There are various levels of players so you will be placed comfortably in a group of musical peers. There are five-week sessions throughout the year and one-week sessions during the summer, each session culminating in a concert featuring all of the groups. Scheduling is flexible and the cost is reasonable. If you are interested please click here to send me an email or call me at 650 766 5084. I have been running chamber-music programs for ten years and they have been extremely successful and exciting for everyone involved! There is nothing I enjoy more than sharing the thrill of chamber music with my students. Picture yourself here!
