Oliver Leitner

Oliver Leitner

violin

Pronouns

He/Him

Fellow

2023

Age

23

Birthplace

San Diego, California

Current School

Yale School of Music

Compeers

Shirley and Ken Waxman

Scholarship Donor

Linda and John Seiter Scholarship in Violin

Music Academy Award

2023 MAX Fellow

Born in San Diego, California, earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in Chemistry, recently began a master’s degree at Yale School of Music
He was a recipient of the 2022 Yale Music Department Selden Memorial Award, was one of three finalists in the 2021 Yale William Waite Concerto Competition, and received Yale's 2023 Wrexham Prize;
He is a member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.