About Celeste Golden

Celeste Golden, Bronze Medal Winner of the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, began her musical studies at three years of age.  When she was 15, Celeste was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music as a student of Jaime Laredo and Ida Kavafian.  She completed her Bachelor of Music degree at Curtis in 2005, and in 2007, received a Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with David Cerone and Paul Kantor. 

Celeste has performed with numerous symphony orchestras around the world, including the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Latvian Chamber Orchestra in Riga, Latvia, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.  As a chamber musician, she has appeared in numerous series and festivals including that of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, the Festival de San Miguel de Allende, the Innsbrook Institute Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Marlboro Music Festival.