Anna Sykes

Anna Sykes is an up-and-coming violinist and violist who recently completed her master’s
degree at the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Aaron Berofsky. She is an
experienced and dedicated performer as well as a trained Suzuki pedagogy teacher. Anna has
performed in masterclasses for many distinguished artists including Midori, Catherine Cho, Paul
Biss, Ida Kavafian, and Ani Kavafian. She has also participated in various music festivals, most
recently the Chautauqua Music Festival, where she was selected as concertmaster for the first
performance. Anna is a member of the Ann Arbor and Lansing Symphony Orchestras and is an
avid chamber musician who regularly competes and performs in a string quartet and piano trio.
Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, Anna enjoys reading in her free time while sipping
piping-hot tea from her considerable tea collection