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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST
FOUNDER • CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR •
MUSIC SCHOLAR AND EDUCATOR •
COMPOSER • PERFORMER
"EDWARD W. HARDY, WHO COMPOSED
THE OMNIPRESENT MUSIC,
PLAYS THE VIOLIN
SUPERBLY"
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LISTEN TO
Evolution (for solo violin)
inspired by the evolution of black music
Nevermore (for solo violin)
From Three pieces inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Based on The Raven
Strange Fruit (for string quartet)
ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT for string quartet
daniel constant, violiN
Tia Allen, viola
thapelo masita, cello
BORN FREE (for soprano, violin & piano)
Sorrow Home, Lineage, The Struggle Staggers Us, & Southern Song
WORLD PREMIERE | COMMISSIONED BY WOLF TRAP OPERA | LIVE performance
*CLICK THE YOUTUBE ICON FOR THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, PERFORMER CREDITS, & POEMS
TENNESSE Whiskey (violin cover)
(Chris Stapelton Version)
Bryant Park Picnic Performance | The Classical Theatre of harlem
If I Ain't Got You (violin cover)
song by Alicia Keys
Bryant Park Picnic Performance | The Classical Theatre of harlem
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“A man of many talents within the music world, Edward W. Hardy is an award-winning composer, music director, virtuoso violinist and violist living in Manhattan. A master in his craft, he possesses a natural skill in every aspect of his career, bringing musical compositions to life with his own signature flair” (Haute Living.) Praised by The New York Times for composing “omnipresent music” and playing “the violin superbly,” Dr. Hardy’s notable works include The Woodsman, Evolution, Strange Fruit, Born Free, and Nevermore.
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UPCOMING Performances
American Composers Orchestra: "Hello, America: Transatlantic"
The American Composers Orchestra is a Carnegie Hall staple, with every performance adding to its vast repertoire. As part of the Hall’s celebration of Latin culture in the US, this concert features two singular performers in premieres of their own original works: virtuoso jazz harpist Edmar Castañeda, who “raises the bar for every harpist” (NPR); and electronics artist Clarice Assad, who “negotiates the line between chamber jazz and classical music with ... her native [Brazilian] rhythms” (The Chicago Reader). Conducted by Tito Munõz, the orchestra also treats audiences to an uplifting piece by 2021 Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León; Alice Coltrane’s interpretation of Going Home, derived from Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony; and an additional world premiere by Los Angeles’ Tomàs Peire Serrate. Keeping the energy high throughout the program are interludes by Brazilian percussion ensemble Harlem Samba: Edward W. Hardy, violin.
Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 7:30 PM EST ($50-$60)
Carnegie Hall: Zankel Hall | NYC
Carnegie Hall & Kodak Hall: Gateways Festival Orchestra
Part of Carnegie Classics, Carnegie Hall Live on WQXR, and the Kodak Hall series, violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy joins the Gateways Festival Orchestra, lead by Anthony Parnther, in a thoughtfully curated program of Antonín Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony, William Levi Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, and selected songs and spirituals featuring Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 7:30 PM EST ($20-$30)
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre - Orchestra, Eastman School of Music | Rochester, NY
Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 2:00 PM EST ($23-$115)
Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage | NYC
Carnegie Hall's Link Up Orchestra: The Orchestra Rocks
For 38 seasons, Carnegie Hall's Link Up music education program has facilitated deeper connections between the concert hall and the classroom through a highly participatory instrument-focused curriculum that introduces elementary schoolchildren to the orchestra. Thousands of New York City students will participate in the Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks, which explores musical movement and dance: Edward W. Hardy, violin.
Tuesday, May 20 - Thursday, May 22, 2024 | 10:15 AM & 11:45 AM EST (Invitation)
Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage | NYC
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