Violinist Marian Mayuga was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. She is currently a Violin Fellow of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and has performed in leading positions with the ensemble, including concertmaster and principal second violin.
As a Civic Fellow, Marian has also performed with Hilary Hahn at the Chicago Symphony Center, and worked closely with Jessie Montgomery, Rachael Barton Pine, Eighth Blackbird, and the International Contemporary Ensemble.
Hailed for her “remarkable ability to extract myriad sonorities from [her instrument] and modulate between them with hairpin agility” (Chicago Classical Review), Marian is a two-time top prize winner of the Philippine National Music Competition for Young Artists in the Junior and Senior Divisions, where she also won Best Interpretation of the Contest Piece in the latter category.
This season, she is a featured artist for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Chicago’s WFMT radio station, and the Filipino-American Music Foundation. She also performs with The Florida Orchestra for their Masterworks subscription concerts. Other engagements include performances with the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, and New World Symphony Orchestra.
Marian graduated from the University of South Florida where she led the USF Symphony Orchestra as concertmaster and obtained a Master’s Degree in Chamber Music. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Violin Performance from DePaul University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance from the University of the Philippines. Her primary teachers include Dr. Carolyn Stuart, Dr. Olga Kaler, and Prof. Arturo Molina.
