Biography
editRaum began playing professionally at age 12.[1] 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.[1][2]
Raum is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied with Lorand Fenyves and was awarded the Eaton Scholarship upon her graduation.[3][4] She was also a recipient of the Canada Council Career Development Grant.[5]
She has performed in Hungary, Portugal, Austria, Germany, England, Italy, and France.[1] 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.[1][2]
Both a recitalist and chamber musician, Raum also performs frequently in Canada, including at Ottawa Chamberfest and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[6][7] She has also performed at the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades and the Seattle Chamber Music Festival.[8][2] In 2003, she and pianist Lydia Wong gave the North American premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki's Violin Sonata No. 2 in Toronto.[9]
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.[10][11]
Raum and pianist Anton Kuerti recorded Carl Czerny's piano and violin works in 2002 on Musica Viva of CBC Records.[12] 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.[13]
Raum is on the faculties of the The Glenn Gould School and the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.[14][1][15] She has also been on the summer faculty of the Banff Centre for the Arts.[16]
References
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- 1 2 3 "ERIKA RAUM | Violin". ANDREW KWAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT - Toronto. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ Macdonald, Cynthia (2004-06-10). "Erika Raum, Violinist, Recording Artist, Teacher". U of T Magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Bernstein, Tamara (2006-04-30). "Erika Raum". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Erika Raum". NYO Canada. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Erika Raum". Chamberfest. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ Munro, Donald (2018-02-10). "5 Things to Know About Erika Raum". THE MUNRO REVIEW. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ "Briefly: Erika Raum to make special appearance this weekend with Regina Symphony Orchestra". Regina Leader-Post. 2022-05-27.
- ↑ "Lydia Wong". U of T Music. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Lazure, Sarah (2016-01-19). "Violinist Erika Raum visits Peterborough for a special performance on February 6". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Concerto for violin, Faces of Woman". Canadian Music Centre. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Gramit, David (2008). Beyond the Art of Finger Dexterity: Reassessing Carl Czerny. University Rochester Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-58046-250-1. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ↑ "Raum and Brahms". Presto Music. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Schabas, Ezra (2005). There's Music in These Walls: a History of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Dundurn Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-55002-540-8. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ↑ "Erika Raum". U of T Music. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Bonfield, Stephan (2014-07-10). "Faculty recitals present rare opportunities to hear outstanding musical performances at the Banff Centre". Calgary Herald.