Tanja Roos

Leader of the Listener Programme

The fourth generation of a musical family, Tanja Roos was born in London and began playing the violin when she was three.  She was admitted to London's Junior Royal Academy of Music and at aged 10, Tanja enjoyed her first solo opportuntiy with orchestra at the Tong Siew Toh Conservatory, Singapore.

Following studies with Natasha Boyarsky (Yehudi Menuhin School), Boris Kucharsky and Boris Kushnir (Vienna), Tanja was awarded a President's Distinction Award at New England Conservatory (Boston) with Miriam Fried. 

Tanja’s extensive concerto repertoire is complemented with frequent travel to International Music Festivals, including Verbier Festival Academy (Switzerland), and Ravinia Steans Music Institute (USA). She enjoyed chamber music collaborations with numerous Masters - most recently Menachem Pressler, Kim Kashkashian and Pamela Frank. A multiple prize-winner from international competitions, including Andrea Postacchini (Italy) Tunbridge Wells (UK) and Henri Marteau (Germany), Tanja was winner of the Manfred Grommek Prize at Kronberg Academy (Germany).  In 2019, Tanja travelled to Vietnam and Japan with Midori Goto’s International Community Engagement Program to perform for communities in need.  

A passionate teacher, Tanja has given numerous private and public lessons to a range of ages and levels; she has conducted masterclasses at the Midwest Young Artists programme (USA) the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, (USA) the North Davis Elementary School (USA) and is currently a regular violin teacher at Enhui Music, Tiffin Girls’ School, (UK).