Violinist Fiona Hughes holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Cleveland Institute of Music. Artistic Director of Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble, she is a versatile performer of both modern and baroque violin, appearing with Philharmonie Austin, Washington Bach Consort, Boston Baroque, Boston’s GRAMMY-winning Handel + Haydn Society, and the Richmond Symphony. Fiona has performed in numerous music festivals, including Kinhaven, Encore, Brevard Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra, Banff (Canada), and Pacific Music Festival (Japan). Fiona’s period bows are by David Hawthorne and Richard Riggall. Her primary violin is by Claude Pierray (1720 Paris).