Marie Schreer
Co-Artistic Director / Violin

Marie Schreer is a musician whose work pushes at the limits of expression through the violin and the shifting territory between composition and improvisation. Her practice is driven by a persistent curiosity about how music takes shape — how it breathes beyond notation, and how it communicates in ways that can be both precise and deeply felt. Her artistic path moves deliberately between control and unpredictability, structure and spontaneity. With exacting technique and unguarded energy, Marie fuses discipline with risk, crafting performances where detailed writing and impulsive expression exist side by side.

Marie’s work thrives on collaboration and trust and spans a wide range of settings, from chamber music to experimental ensembles. She has held key orchestral roles, including sub-principal violin of Royal Northern Sinfonia and section leader of the second violins in The Hallé. She is co-artistic director and violinist of Riot Ensemble, and regularly appears as principal player with leading ensembles across the UK.

Her new solo album, Until Between (Coviello Contemporary, 2025), consolidates her artistic profile as a curator and commissioner, presenting three major new works that reflect her commitment to collaboration, innovation, and expanding the expressive possibilities of the violin.

​Whether on stage as a soloist, in chamber groups, or in the most experimental contexts, Marie invites listeners into an encounter with music that is alive, searching, and charged with possibility. She aims to open a space where the roles of performer, composer, and audience are not fixed but fluid and where the act of listening becomes part of the music itself.