Thea Weinbeck

Thea Weinbeck is a violinist currently based out of Seattle, Washington, and Amherst, Massachusetts. Thea has given solo performances across the United States and Southern France. Born in Burien, she has given many performances in the Seattle area, notably, a performance on Northwest Focus Live on Classical King 98.1. Thea was a finalist in the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition where she performed Korngold’s Violin Concerto. In Amherst, Thea served as Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin with the University of Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, Thea has participated in the Zodiac Chamber Music Festival and Lawrence Chamber Music Festival. She is driven by collaboration and exploring as many musical areas as she can. This included involvement with Appleton’s Mile of Music Festival, collaborating with singer Julie Williams; additionally, she participates in jazz combos in addition to being heavily involved in chamber and orchestral studies.

Currently at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Thea is pursuing a Master of Music in Performance, where she is involved in the Graduate String Quartet Program. She received her Bachelor of Music from Lawrence University in 2025, where she studied Violin Performance and minored in Art History and String Pedagogy. Her education has  focused on performing and teaching, including studies in viola, cello, and double bass. Her teachers include Elizabeth Chang, Wen-Lei Gu, Judith Beatie, and April Swansiger.