Nineteen-year-old Latvian violinist Anna Štube has astounded audiences with her depth of expression throughout her international performance career, devoted to sharing the compassion and humanity of music.

As a featured artist on CBC Music’s 2022 “30 Under 30” roster, Anna made her solo debut at the age of thirteen with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra after receiving the Grand Prize at the Canadian Music Competition. Her notable awards include First Prize at the 2019 OSM Manulife Competition as their youngest-ever winner, the Glenn Gould School’s 2024 Corcoran Concerto and Chamber Music Competitions, and Grand Prize at the Canadian Music Competition.

Anna is slated to perform with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in their 2024/25 season as their MacLachlan Ridge Emerging Artist. Having recently made her Koerner Hall debut performing the Britten Violin Concerto with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra and Maestro Earl Lee, Anna has also played with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, Calgary Civic Symphony, and Kensington Sinfonia.

A passionate chamber musician, Anna has collaborated with preeminent ensembles such as the legendary Kronos Quartet, the LGT Young Soloists, and the Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble, on whose fifth studio album she is a featured artist. She has also worked with acclaimed musicians including Noah Bendix-Balgley, Christian Tetzlaff, Midori, Mihaela Martin, James Ehnes, and Philip Setzer, among many others.

Anna has made festival appearances as a featured guest artist at the 2023 Banff International String Quartet Festival, the 2022 Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and Toronto Summer Music.

A recipient of the prestigious 2024 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award, Anna is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music at the Glenn Gould School with Jonathan Crow. She plays on a 1667 Andrea Guarneri violin and bow generously loaned by Roger Dubois and the CANIMEX Group.