Claire Thaler began playing the violin at age four in her hometown of Tallahassee, Florida. Before joining the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Claire spent two seasons as a section violinist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Nashville Symphony.
An avid orchestral and chamber musician, Claire has performed at festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, Yellow Barn Young Artist Program, Castleman Quartet Program, Madeline Island Chamber Music, and LyricaFest. She was a member of the New York String Orchestra Seminar in 2019, performing in two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall, and was a winner of the Blair School of Music Concerto Competition the following spring.
Claire is a graduate of the New England Conservatory in Boston. She obtained her Master of Music (M.M.) under the direction of Professor Ayano Ninomiya and studied chamber music with members of the Borromeo Quartet and Merry Peckham. She received her bachelor’s degree (B.M.) from the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University in 2022, where she studied with Dr. Carolyn Huebl. At Vanderbilt, Claire also studied baroque violin with Dr. María Romero Ramos and completed substantial coursework in the History of Art and Architecture department. She graduated Magna Cum Laude.