Shane Lestideau

One of Australia’s leading multi-genre violinists, Shane’s career is defined by its diversity. A classically-trained violinist with folk flair by day, and a folk fiddler with classical chops by night, she is equally at home with Mozart or Bach as she is playing in a trad session or ripping through solos on a festival stage. Following her passion for period instruments and historical performance practices, Shane trained on baroque violin in Paris and has since become a specialist in the field of 18thC Scottish music. A regular player with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Melbourne Baroque Orchestra, Shane directs Evergreen Ensemble with whom she has recorded and produced seven albums—three for ABC Classics. Shane’s past performances and productions include Hadestown in 2025, the Victorian dates of Bill Bailey’s 2024 ‘Thoughtifier’ tour, an orchestral appearance in the 2024 Netflix film ‘Mozart’s Sister’, a UK tour in 2023, soundtrack recordings for the Melbourne Theatre Company and short films and documentaries, French tours with harpists Gwenaël Kerléo and Ysa, and the ‘Origin’ tours with Breton band, Aodan. She is also part of an exciting new Australian group, PaperBach Quartet, bringing together style-defying musicians from around the country. Off-stage, Shane teaches at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and is a published writer with a PhD in musicology.

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