Mira Steenbrugge
Violin and Piano Teacher
The child of two violinists, Mira began her own violin and piano studies at age six with Olga Zolotareva in Belgium. Aged nine, she won third prize at the “Night in Madrid” International Youth Music Competition and made her solo debut a year later with the Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra. In 2013, she was awarded a music scholarship to Wellington College, UK, where she studied with Susanne Henwood and earned her ATCL diploma with distinction in 2014.
Mira pursued a professional path in music, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, studying under Markus Placci. After this she received her Master of Music with Distinction from the Royal College of Music, studying under Maciej Rakowski and Leonid Kerbel.
Throughout her time in conservatoire, Mira has been an active orchestral musician. In Boston she led several of the Conservatory ensembles, including the Symphony Orchestra, and was invited to play with the Boston Philharmonic and guest-lead the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra. Mira’s orchestral highlights at RCM include participating in the Chamber Orchestra of Europe side-by-side performance, and serving as 2nd violin leader for the Opera in November 2024. She has been serving as co-leader for the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra since 2024, and led their final concert of the 2024-2025 season. Since graduating from RCM she has served as leader and solo violinist for A Singaporean Trilogy, a production for Tête-à-tête Opera by Opera Asia and The Clio Project, as well as having served as co-leader and assistant principal for the Albion Orchestra.
Beyond orchestral work, Mira is dedicated to new and underrepresented repertoire. She is the first violinist of the Jasmine Quartet, a group focused on expanding and recontextualizing the string quartet canon. Her master’s research centers on Korean composers Isang Yun and Eun Young Lee, reflecting her passion for cross-cultural and contemporary music exploration inspired by her own Korean heritage.