Jordan Hadrill

Jordan Hadrill is a British-Australian violinist and educator who specializes in classical, Baroque, and avant-garde music. She has performed in recitals and as a featured soloist with orchestras in concert halls across three continents, including the Philharmonie Berlin, the Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Gasteig in Munich, Symphony Hall in Boston, and Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore.

A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Jordan joined the Berlin Camerata to give the German premiere of Andrew Norman’s Gran Turismo and performed Fabian Müller’s Der Geist am Berg with François-Xavier Poizat as part of the Winners and Masters concert series. After moving to Boston, she collaborated with Steven Mackey for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s What I Hear Prelude concert and played Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto at Symphony Hall with New England Conservatory’s new music ensemble [nec]shivaree during the BSO’s Ligeti centennial celebration. She has also worked with Christian Wolff on his Small Duos for Violins and performed alongside Donald Berman as part of a project showcasing the complete Ives sonatas. She has participated in soundSCAPE and the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, working with both established and emerging composers, and has inspired multiple new works dedicated to her. In 2024, Jordan received NEC’s John Cage Award for Outstanding Contribution to Contemporary Performance. She is the violinist of the Ecce Ensemble, a contemporary music group based in New York, with whom she has performed at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music and Greenwich House in New York City. Her work with Ecce also includes a video production of Leroux’s L’épais triptych and a forthcoming album showcasing the music of David Sanford. She is additionally a violinist of the Venus Quartet, a Boston-based string quartet whose programming blends traditional and contemporary music to reflect the diverse backgrounds and voices of its members, and a member of the Beacon Ensemble, a chamber music organization in Boston dedicated to performing diverse and relevant repertoire.