{{Short description|Canadian musician}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2008}}
'''Erika Raum''' is a Canadian violinist.
== Biography == Raum began playing professionally at age 12.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Erika Raum |url=https://www.rcmusic.com/bios/erika-raum |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=The Royal Conservatory of Music |language=en}}</ref> She took first place at the 1992 Joseph Szigeti International Violin Competition in Budapest as well as the award for best interpretation of a Mozart concerto.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ERIKA RAUM {{!}} Violin |url=https://www.andrewkwanartists.com/erika-raum.html |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=ANDREW KWAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT - Toronto}}</ref>
Raum is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied with Lorand Fenyves and was awarded the Eaton Scholarship upon her graduation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macdonald |first=Cynthia |date=2004-06-10 |title=Erika Raum, Violinist, Recording Artist, Teacher |url=https://magazine.utoronto.ca/people/alumni-donors/erika-raum-violinist-recording-artist-teacher/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=U of T Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Tamara |date=2006-04-30 |title=Erika Raum |url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/erika-raum-emc |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |language=en}}</ref> She was also a recipient of the Canada Council Career Development Grant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erika Raum |url=https://nyoc.org/erika-raum/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=NYO Canada |language=en}}</ref>
She has performed in Hungary, Portugal, Austria, Germany, England, Italy, and France.<ref name=":0" /> She has appeared as a guest with the Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Szombathely Symphony Orchestra, the Austro-Hungarian Orchestra, and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Both a recitalist and chamber musician, Raum also performs frequently in Canada, including at Ottawa Chamberfest and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erika Raum |url=https://www.chamberfest.com/artist/erika-raum/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Chamberfest |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Munro |first=Donald |date=2018-02-10 |title=5 Things to Know About Erika Raum |url=https://munroreview.com/2018/02/09/5-things-to-know-about-erika-raum/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=THE MUNRO REVIEW |language=en-US}}</ref> She has also performed at the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades and the Seattle Chamber Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-27 |title=Briefly: Erika Raum to make special appearance this weekend with Regina Symphony Orchestra |url=https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/violinist-erika-raum-to-make-special-appearance-with-regina-symphony-orchestra |website=Regina Leader-Post}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2003, she and pianist Lydia Wong gave the North American premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki's Violin Sonata No. 2 in Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lydia Wong |url=https://music.utoronto.ca/person/lydia-wong |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=U of T Music |language=en}}</ref>
In 1993 composer Elizabeth Raum, her mother, wrote a violin concerto for her entitled ''Faces of Woman''. The work was commissioned by the Regina Symphony Orchestra. Erika Raum's sister, Jessica Raum, produced and directed a documentary of the event, ''Like Mother, Like Daughter''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lazure |first=Sarah |date=2016-01-19 |title=Violinist Erika Raum visits Peterborough for a special performance on February 6 |url=http://kawarthanow.com/kawarthanowguide/2016/01/19/erika-raum/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=kawarthaNOW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Concerto for violin, Faces of Woman |url=http://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Music-Library.aspx?component=AAEY&record=378a3d70-9817-41ec-a61d-653e2c10841b |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Canadian Music Centre |language=en}}</ref>
Raum and pianist Anton Kuerti recorded Carl Czerny's piano and violin works in 2002 on Musica Viva of CBC Records.<ref name="Gramit2008">{{cite book|last=Gramit|first=David|title=Beyond the Art of Finger Dexterity: Reassessing Carl Czerny|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkjziIoz1AIC&pg=PA265|accessdate=20 November 2010|year=2008|publisher=University Rochester Press|isbn=978-1-58046-250-1|page=265}}</ref> Raum has released several recordings on the Arktos label, including a CD of the Brahms Horn Trio with David Hoyt and Janet Scott Hoyt and the premiere of ''Pantheon'' by Elizabeth Raum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raum and Brahms |url=https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9868482--raum-and-brahams |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Presto Music |language=en}}</ref>
Raum is on the faculties of the The Glenn Gould School and the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.<ref name="Schabas2005">{{cite book|last=Schabas|first=Ezra|title=There's Music in These Walls: a History of the Royal Conservatory of Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4g8OCCWk5SQC&pg=PA245|accessdate=20 November 2010|year=2005|publisher=Dundurn Press|isbn=978-1-55002-540-8|page=245}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Erika Raum |url=https://music.utoronto.ca/person/erika-raum |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=U of T Music |language=en}}</ref> She has also been on the summer faculty of the Banff Centre for the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonfield |first=Stephan |date=2014-07-10 |title=Faculty recitals present rare opportunities to hear outstanding musical performances at the Banff Centre |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/faculty-recitals-grant-rare-opportunities-to-hear-outstanding-interpretations-at-the-banff-centre |website=Calgary Herald}}</ref>
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