Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Clara Mezzanatto
DPhil in Music
Area of proposed thesis
Group dynamics in professional string quartets
Research interests
Clara’s research focuses on how professional string quartet players experience and navigate intragroup dynamics inside and outside of performance
Funding
Oxford-Angus McLeod-St John’s College Graduate Scholarship and Titular Clarendon Scholarship
Degrees
MSc in Performance Science (Royal College of Music, 2026)
MA in string quartet (Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, 2026)
MPerf in violin (Royal College of Music, 2023)
PGDip in violin (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 2021)
MA in violin and chamber music (Conservatorio G. Verdi Torino, 2018)
Diploma di Vecchio Ordinamento (Conservatorio G. Verdi, Torino, 2015).