Olivia Moaddel began studying the violin at age 4. She has studied extensively with renowned performers and teachers Augustin Hadelich, James Ehnes, Yehonatan Berick, Katie Lansdale, Ronald Copes, Lucie Robert, David Kim, and many more. She has performed for some of the most well known ensembles such as the American Quartet, St. Lawrence Quartet and Dover Quartet. From 2018-2019, she was a recording violinist for film and TV composer John Delvento, where she recorded for National Geographic and the Super Bowl. In the summers of 2019 and 2021, she played as a full time performer in productions of The Scottsboro Boys and Into The Woods with the Playhouse Theatre Group Inc in West Hartford, CT. She has performed with orchestra’s such as the Curtis Symphony, Symphony in C, and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. She currently resides in the Hudson Valley where she performs as concertmaster with the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra in the Hudson Valley and plays with other local orchestras such as Woodstock Symphony, Hudson Valley Symphony, and Greater Newburgh Symphony. In March of 2021, she performed the Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet “Souvenir de Florence” with renowned musicians Axel Strauss, Joel Quarrington, Paul Marelyn, and Rachel Mercer. In May of 2021, she was a finalist in the National Arts Centre Bursary Competition. In the years 2024-2025, she was violin faculty as well as assistant to the director at the Bard Conservatory Preparatory Division. She has recently founded a String Quartet where she resides. The long term goal of this ensemble is to perform at local venues, perform for events, and perform public concerts in the area.

She attended The Hartt School, the University of Ottawa, and in 2024, received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from Rutgers University. During her doctoral studies, she pursued an Accelerated Artist Diploma in Orchestral Performance from OAcademy Live. Her aspirations as a musician involve performing, inspiring others, and giving the opportunity for those around her to play and listen to beautiful music.