2026 American Viola Society Festival: Competition Finalists, Aubrey Williamson

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2026 American Viola Society Festival

Competition Finalists

Aubrey Williamson

Aubrey Williamson

Aubrey is currently a Senior at the Cleveland Institute of Music studying viola performance with Jeffery Irvine. 

Aubrey has always had a passion for chamber music. She is currently the violist of the Nemo quartet, part of CIM’s advanced string quartet program. Her previous quartet, the Kosmos Quartet, competed as a semi-finalist in the 2025 Coltman competition and won the Sidney D. and Nina Josephs Chamber Music Prize at CIM’s 2025 Honors Convocation. She’s excited to see what her newest group will be able to achieve. 

Aubrey has placed in several notable solo competitions, winning the Collegiate Division of the 2025 Ohio Viola Society Competition, and placing second in the Senior Division of the 2022 American Viola Society Festival Competition. 

Outside of music, Aubrey enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and playing with her dog Teddy.