
Violinist
Charlotte van Barr
Charlotte is a violinist from Ottawa, currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance at McGill University under the mentorship of Violaine Melançon. She has been a member of the Sinfonia de l’Ouest chamber orchestra in Montreal since 2021, and has also performed with Ensemble Obiora, as well as l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal during their Immersion Orchestrale project. Also currently pursuing a second Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and conducting research in Music Neuroscience, Charlotte is inspired by the science behind music and its impact on our subjective experience, and brings a passion for exploring the cognitive and emotional substructure of Classical music to her performance.