Vashti Hunter enjoys a diverse career as a soloist and chamber musician, and is a regular guest at leading music festivals and concert halls, including Wigmore Hall, the Rudolfinum in Prague, Salle Molière in Lyon, the Berlin Philharmonie, and Pierre Boulez Saal, among others.
She studied in London (where she was born) and Hanover with Leonid Gorokhov, and in Berlin with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. A significant artistic influence has been cellist Steven Isserlis, with whom she studied for many years at IMS Prussia Cove.
Vashti Hunter is currently Professor at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität Wien. She previously held professorships at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität in Linz and at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. She is also a member of the renowned Kelemen Quartet.