Hannah Wolkstein studied cello at UW Madison, with both Uri Vardi and Parry Karp, at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and in Atlanta in a private apprenticeship with Wolfgang Laufer, cellist of the Fine Arts Quartet. She has participated in numerous festivals, including the Pablo Casals Festival, the Henry Mancini Institute, and the Quartet Program at the Colorado College Music Festival.  She was a winner of the Ruth Kern concerto competition in Atlanta, Georgia.  A Suzuki cello instructor, Hannah has taught at Camp Begin, the UW-Madison Summer Music Clinic, and the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra (as cello sectional coach).  She is a founding member of the Avanti Piano Trio,  and she performs both as a soloist and ensemble member throughout Wisconsin.  Hannah is a Speech and Language Pathologist for the Madison Metropolitan School District and currently maintains a private studio of cello students of all ages.