Ariana Solotoff, originally from New York, lives and works in Los Angeles as a performer and
teacher of viola and violin.
Ms. Solotoff earned her Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School under the mentorship of
Michael Tree and Masao Kawasaki, and her Masters from the Haute École de Musique de
Genève in Switzerland where she studied with Miguel Da Silva. While in Geneva, she was a
recipient of the prestigious Hans Wilsdorf Foundation Scholarship Award.
Ariana has performed with many chamber and symphonic orchestras across the US and Europe
including Los Angeles Philharmonic, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Venia,
Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Regală and Orchestra Națională Radio România.
She has made appearances on the Grammy Awards and Disney Channel, and recorded in
several film soundtracks and pop albums.
As an educator, Ariana runs the Pascale Music Program where she teaches violin, viola and
piano. She is also on faculty as professor of viola and chamber music at the Cremona
International Music Academy in Italy