
Amy Schwartz Moretti is an American violinist whose career spans solo, chamber, and orchestral performance, as well as teaching and mentoring young musicians. She performs regularly throughout the United States and abroad.
She is a member of the Ehnes Quartet with violinist James Ehnes, violist Che-Yen Chen, and cellist Edward Arron. The quartet tours and records internationally, and her recordings on Chandos, Harmonia Mundi, Onyx Classics, and other labels include several Juno Award-winning collaborations with James Ehnes. Recent projects include the 2024 Navona Records release of a violin concerto written for her by composer Christopher Schmitz and the documentary Chaos Becomes Order, which follows the collaborative process with the London Symphony Orchestra.
From 2007 to 2026, Moretti served as the founding Director of the McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University, where she held the Caroline Paul King Chair in Strings. During her tenure, she mentored violinists and string students and established the Fabian Concert Series, bringing distinguished guest artists to campus for performances and master classes.
Earlier in her career, Moretti was concertmaster of The Florida Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony. She has also appeared as guest concertmaster with the Atlanta, Grand Teton, Grant Park, Houston, and Pittsburgh symphony orchestras.
Her work has been recognized with honors including Musical America's "Top 30 Professionals of the Year" (2018), the Macon Arts Alliance Cultural Award (2022), an Alumni Achievement Award from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Fanfare Honoree Award from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Amy lives in Georgia with her husband and two teenage sons. She performs on her treasured Jean Baptiste Vuillaume violin made in Paris in 1874.
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