About

Growing up as a member of the Betty Haag Academy of music, a Chicago-based violin performing group, Jessica Gottesman Oberlin performed in 11 countries on four continents. She performed in venues from Bill Cosby’s Kids Say the Darndest Things, to the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI, as a soloist for the American Brain Cancer Association, and at the White House. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Northwestern University, as well as a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland.

Jessica enjoys the close connection with audiences fostered through GroupMuse's intimate venue style. She also teaches adult violin lessons online through her studio: Oberlin Violin Studio.

Music

Violin concertos: Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Paganini, Sibelius, Wieniawski...
Bach unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas
Fun pieces: Ravel Tzigane, Ysaye, Kreisler short pieces
Variety of classical chamber music
Other gigs: wedding music, Irish fiddle tunes, hymns, Klezmer

Videos

Ensemble profiles

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  Apostle Ensemble

  • Instrument: Piano and violin and/or piano/violin/cello trio
  • Location: Bethesda
  • 2 groupmuses played

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Past groupmuses (10)

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  Maxwell House Groupmuse

  Saturday, Feb 22, 2020 7:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Shaw
  • Composers: Kodaly, Hans-Halvorsen
  • Instruments: Violin and Cello duets
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 4 years ago

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  Sounds at Shep's Corner

  Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020 6:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Northwest Washington, Washington
  • Composers: Beethoven, Kodály, Ravel
  • Instruments: Violin and Cello duets
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 4 years ago

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  Outdoors

  Chords & Scales in Cherrydale

  Saturday, Oct 12, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: North Arlington
  • Composers: Dohnanyi, Schubert, Bach
  • Instruments: String trio
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  Late Summer Trios

  Saturday, Aug 31, 2019 6:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Fairfax
  • Composers: Schubert, Bartok, Dohnanyi
  • Instruments: String trio
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  A Groupmuse Celebration in Sterling

  Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: CountrySide - Oak Ridge
  • Composers: Paganini, Haydn, Ravel, Kodály
  • Instruments: Violin, cello, guitar
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 5 years ago

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  A Groupmuse Celebration

  Saturday, Mar 16, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Virginia Square, Arlington
  • Composers: Mozart, Halverson, Kodály, Paganini
  • Instruments: Violin, cello, classical guitar
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 5 years ago

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  Acoustics in Admo: Strings, Bread and Roses

  Friday, Mar 8, 2019 7:00 PM CET

  • Neighborhood: U St NW, Washington DC
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 5 years ago

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  Piano Premiere -- Selections for Piano and Violin featuring Martin's new Piano

  Sunday, Nov 11, 2018 5:00 PM AST

  • Neighborhood: Silver Spring (Four Corners)
  • Composers: Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy
  • Instruments: Violin and Piano
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 5 years ago

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  A late afternoon of French 🎻 violin 🎹 piano Duets in Bethesda!

  Sunday, Oct 21, 2018 5:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Carderock Springs, Bethesda
  • Composers: Franck, Ravel, Couperin, Debussy
  • Instruments: Violin Piano
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 5 years ago

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  Duet 🎻 violin 🎹 piano in Bethesda!

  Friday, Apr 21, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Carderock Springs, Bethesda
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 7 years ago