About the Artists
When harpist-composer Renée Qin and violinist Ania Filochowska first met at Stanford University, it wasn’t in a rehearsal room but through a computer science project exploring how technology could foster social impact. Their connection deepened through a shared Curtis lineage—Ania as a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, and Renée through the Curtis Summerfest program that had catalyzed her early musical growth. From those intersecting paths emerged a friendship and artistic partnership grounded in curiosity, merging classical discipline with a spirit of innovation. Together, they now create performances for sound palette, inviting audiences into a luminous world of dialogue between harp, violin, technology, and imagination.
Renée Qin
Renée Qin is a composer-harpist exploring the convergence of classical performance and interactive technology. Named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” in 2024, she holds a B.A. (Honors) in Music (Composition) and Economics， alongside an Artist Diploma and Contemporary Certificate from OAcademy Music Conservatory， and is pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) at Stanford University.
Renée has appeared as a soloist with the Vancouver Philharmonic, Stanford Philharmonia, and Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, performing at Carnegie Hall, Stanford Bing Concert Hall, Stanford Memorial Church, and Field Concert Hall (Curtis Institute of Music). A 2025 Orchestral Fellow of the Orchestra of the Americas, she completed an artist residency in Monterrey, Mexico. At the same year premiered Beneath the Waves, Beyond the Stars, a full-house multimedia concert later selected to present at the One Harp World / World Harp Congress 2026 in Toronto.
Her compositions earned international recognition, including the 2025 Rave Harps Prestige Best Composition Award in Singapore. A featured young composer with the American Harp Society 2026, and will be published in Amercan Harp Journal. Renée creates immersive experiences that bridge the concert hall and the interactive arts space, transforming sound into a living dialogue between music, technology, and audience.
Ania Filochowska
Ania Filochowska is a concert violinist and creative strategist dedicated to expanding how people experience music. A graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, and formerly a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Karajan-Akademik, she has performed across five continents and led orchestras as concertmaster on international stages.
Ania has collaborated with artists including Jacob Collier, Bobby McFerrin, Itzhak Perlman, John Williams, Sting, and Chris Botti, embracing music-making that blurs genres and invites collective expression. With the Berliner Philharmoniker, she performed under legendary conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Simon Rattle, Herbert Blomstedt, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, and others.
Alongside her performance life, Ania works as a technology consultant, holding an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Through Sound Palette, she creates interactive, multimedia concert experiences where audiences are not only listeners but co-creators.