19-year-old Latvian violinist Anna Štube has astounded audiences with her depth of expression throughout her international performance career, devoted to sharing the compassion and humanity of music.

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As a featured artist on CBC Music’s 2022 ‘30 Under 30’ roster, Anna made her solo debut at age 13 with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Her notable awards include First Prize at the 2019 Orchestra Symphonique de Montréal Manulife Competition as their youngest-ever winner, the Glenn Gould School’s 2024 Corcoran Concerto and Chamber Music Competitions, and Grand Prize at the Canadian Music Competition.

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Anna performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in their 2024/25 season as a MacLachlan Ridge Emerging Artist. Having recently made her Koerner Hall debut performing the Britten Violin Concerto with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra and Maestro Earl Lee, Anna has also played with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, Calgary Civic Symphony, and Kensington Sinfonia. Anna has made festival appearances as a featured guest artist at the 2023 Banff International String Quartet Festival, the 2022 Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and is slated to perform a MainStage concert for Toronto Summer Music 2025 with pianist Philip Chiu.

 

A passionate chamber musician, Anna has collaborated with preeminent ensembles such as the legendary Kronos Quartet, the LGT Young Soloists, and the Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble. She has also worked with acclaimed musicians including Noah Bendix-Balgley, Christian Tetzlaff, Midori, Mihaela Martin, James Ehnes, Philip Setzer, and Midori among many others.

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A recipient of the prestigious 2024 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award, Anna is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music at the Glenn Gould School with Jonathan Crow. She plays on a 1667 Andrea Guarneri violin and bow generously loaned by CANIMEX Inc.