American violist Aiden Kane has performed in North America, Europe, and Asia as a current member of the Viano Quartet, First Prize Laureates of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition.

After leaving violin for the dark side, Aiden first studied viola with Daniel Foster through the National Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Fellowship Program. She subsequently earned a Bachelor’s and two Master’s degrees (in viola performance and chamber music studies, respectively) at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Paul Coletti. During her undergraduate years at Colburn, Aiden discovered her love for quartet life as the violist of the Calla Quartet, which received the Silver medal at the 2015 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and presented Colburn’s inaugural Musical Encounters outreach program. Since she joined the Viano Quartet, Viano has won prizes, weathered a pandemic, moved from one coast to another, studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in their String Quartet-in-Residence program, and joined the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program— and Aiden loves quartet life even more for it all.

This summer Aiden is traveling with her Viano colleagues to music festivals across three countries. She is looking forward to spending time with a cornucopia of repertoire, plenty of hiking, and some pretty awesome people.