Performer Biography

Shaleah Feinstein

Shaleah Feinstein, a violinist from San Francisco, is an undergraduate student at the Cleveland Institute of Music studying under world-renowned violinist, Ilya Kaler. Shaleah is the principal second violinist of the Cleveland Opera Theater and performs regularly with the Canton, Akron, Firelands, and Ashland Symphonies. Shaleah was a substitute for the New World Symphony and was a previous member of the San Francisco Youth Orchestra. She has attended festivals such as the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Chautauqua Institute, the Festival Napa Valley Blackburn Academy, and the Montecito International Music Festival.
From a very early age, Shaleah has been passionate and heavily involved in chamber music. She has coached with members of the Juilliard, Emerson, Orpheus, Turtle Island, Del Sol, and Alexander String Quartets.