Maria Ioudenitch (born 1995 in Russia) is a violinist who immigrated to the United States as a young child and grew up in Kansas City in a family of musicians. She began violin studies at age three, later trained with Ben Sayevich, and completed degrees at the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory before continuing studies with Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy.

In 2021 Ioudenitch swept top prizes at the Ysaÿe, Tibor Varga, and Joseph Joachim international violin competitions, the last of which also brought her a recording contract with Warner Classics. Her 2023 debut album Songbird, recorded with pianist Kenny Broberg, explores repertoire by women composers including Amy Beach, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Clara Schumann, establishing her as a distinctive voice among young American violinists.

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• https://mariaioudenitch.com/about