# Erika Raum

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{{Short description|Canadian musician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2008}}

'''Erika Raum''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [violinist](/source/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](/source/Budapest) as well as the award for best interpretation of a [Mozart](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) [concerto](/source/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](/source/University_of_Toronto), where she studied with [Lorand Fenyves](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Hungary), [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Austria](/source/Austria), [Germany](/source/Germany), [England](/source/England), [Italy](/source/Italy), and [France](/source/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](/source/Franz_Liszt_Chamber_Orchestra).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Both a recitalist and [chamber music](/source/chamber_music)ian, Raum also performs frequently in Canada, including at [Ottawa Chamberfest](/source/Ottawa_Chamberfest) and the [Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity](/source/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](/source/Pablo_Casals_Festival) in [Prades](/source/Prades%2C_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales) and the [Seattle Chamber Music Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Elizabeth_Raum), her mother, wrote a violin concerto for her entitled ''Faces of Woman''. The work was commissioned by the [Regina Symphony Orchestra](/source/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](/source/Anton_Kuerti) recorded [Carl Czerny](/source/Carl_Czerny)'s piano and violin works in 2002 on Musica Viva of [CBC Records](/source/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](/source/Brahms) Horn Trio with [David Hoyt](/source/David_Hoyt_(conductor)) and Janet Scott Hoyt and the premiere of ''Pantheon'' by [Elizabeth Raum](/source/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](/source/The_Glenn_Gould_School) and the [University of Toronto Faculty of Music](/source/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](/source/Banff_Centre_for_Arts_and_Creativity).<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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