Violinist Kayla Bryan, a native of Guilford, Connecticut, is pursuing her master’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Ilya Kaler. She earned her Bachelor of Music from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Elmar Oliveira, and began her training at age four at The Hartt School Community Division under Donna Ngai.

Kayla is a prizewinner in numerous competitions, including the David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar Concerto Competition, Hamden Symphony Concerto Competition, Connecticut Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, American Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition, and Wallingford Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. She received first prize in both the Musical Club of Hartford Competition and the Shoreline Arts Alliance Top Talent Award, and in October 2022 she was honored with the Scott Sullivan Prize for Post-1950s Piece at the Ronald Sachs International Music Competition. As a chamber musician, she performed widely with the Obri Quartet, winners of the Lynn Chamber Music Competition, including an appearance on the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Chamber Music Series in Delray.

Her festival appearances include the David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar, Ithaca College’s Preludio Program, Greenwood Music Camp, the Cleveland Institute of Music’s ENCORE program, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and the Vivace International Music Festival.