About me
Jordan Hadrill is a British-Australian violinist and educator who specializes in classical, Baroque, and avant-garde music. She has performed in recitals and as a featured soloist with orchestras in concert halls across three continents, including the Philharmonie Berlin, the Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Gasteig in Munich, Symphony Hall in Boston, and Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore.
A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Jordan joined the Berlin Camerata to give the German premiere of Andrew Norman’s Gran Turismo and performed Fabian Müller’s Der Geist am Berg with François-Xavier Poizat as part of the Winners and Masters concert series. After moving to Boston, she collaborated with Steven Mackey for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s What I Hear Prelude concert and played Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto at Symphony Hall with New England Conservatory’s new music ensemble [nec]shivaree during the BSO’s Ligeti centennial celebration. She has also worked with Christian Wolff on his Small Duos for Violins and performed alongside Donald Berman as part of a project showcasing the complete Ives sonatas. She has participated in soundSCAPE and the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, working with both established and emerging composers, and has inspired multiple new works dedicated to her. In 2024, Jordan received NEC’s John Cage Award for Outstanding Contribution to Contemporary Performance. She is the violinist of the Ecce Ensemble, a contemporary music group based in New York, with whom she has performed at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music and Greenwich House in New York City. Her work with Ecce also includes a video production of Leroux’s L’épais triptych and a forthcoming album showcasing the music of David Sanford. She is additionally a violinist of the Venus Quartet, a Boston-based string quartet whose programming blends traditional and contemporary music to reflect the diverse backgrounds and voices of its members, and a member of the Beacon Ensemble, a chamber music organization in Boston dedicated to performing diverse and relevant repertoire.
Jordan’s recent work has centered on concerto performances and recordings across Europe. In November 2025 she recorded and performed Joseph Bologne’s Violin Concerto in G major with the Vienna Classical Players under Martin Kerschbaum, with the album (pairing the concerto with a duet by Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen) forthcoming. In May 2026 she appeared with the Darcos Chamber Orchestra in Lisbon and Torres Vedras, performing a violin concerto by Nuno Côrte-Real under the composer’s baton alongside a Bach violin concerto. Highlights ahead include a chamber music appearance at Berlin’s Piano Salon Christophori in August 2026, a return to the Berlin Philharmonie in October 2026 to perform Bologne’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 2 No. 2 with the Berliner Symphoniker, and the world premiere performance and recording of a violin concerto by Luxembourgish composer Albena Petrovich-Vratchanska in 2027.
Jordan is equally enthusiastic about historical performance, exploring period-informed interpretations and collaborating with ensembles committed to reviving early music traditions. She studied Baroque performance practice with Adriane Post through the Pratt Early Music Residency, with additional mentoring from Guy Fishman, Ingrid Matthews, and Joseph Lanza, and has performed with the NEC Baroque Chamber Orchestra and the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra as both a member and soloist. She has also been a member of Teatro Nuovo’s period-instrument orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in a rare staging of Anna di Resburgo by Carolina Uccelli, described as “transformative” by The Wall Street Journal.
A devoted music educator, Jordan is deeply committed to uplifting the next generation through the arts. Her previous teaching roles have included Tufts University’s Community Music program, Dexter Southfield, and the Boston Music Project. She has also taught at the New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School, The Croft School, and the Immigrant Family Services Institute as well as serving as assistant faculty at Point CounterPoint, a youth-focused chamber music summer program in Vermont.
Jordan earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory, studying under Paul Biss and Ayano Ninomiya. As part of her Master’s degree, she completed a concentration in Teaching Artistry and Music Education. Prior to attending NEC, Jordan was also a scholarship recipient and masterclass student at the Internationale Musikakademie in Liechtenstein, where she was coached by Coosje Wijzenbeek and Ingolf Turban. She has performed in orchestral and chamber music projects with ensembles such as the Cape Symphony, Melrose Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra.