Maiani da Silva

Hello, and welcome! 

I am a violinist, chamber musician, and educator. I am a member of the four-time Grammy-winning sextet Eighth Blackbird, founder of Brouhaha, and Lecturer at Yale’s Department of Music. For me, a cherished aspect of music-making 

(apart from music-making itself) is collaboration, whether with other instrumentalists or composers. I have had the pleasure of working with/premiering works by a wide range of musicians, including David Lang, Joan Tower, Viet Cuong, Ted Hearne, Julianna Barwick, Joe Hisaishi, among others.