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Born in Salzburg, Marie Radauer-Plank is a several times prize-winner of the Jugend musiziert competition in Austria. She received her first violin lessons at the early age of 4 and began studying the piano shortly after. At the age of 10 she was admitted to the preparatory cycle of the Mozarteum in Salzburg in the class of Benjamin Schmid and later joined the class of Lukas Hagen. Marie continued her studies with Ulf Schneider at the Hanover University of Music and Drama and graduated with the highest distinction in 2009. Alongside her studies she gained valuable inspiration from her work with Eduard Schmieder, Jean-Jaques Kantorow, and the Artemis Quartett among others.
At the age of 16, she became the youngest member the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra where she played under the direction of Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Ivan Fischer and Franz Welser-Möst.
After her success at the 5th International Louis Spohr Violin Competition, Marie has been selected by iPalpiti Artists International, and has been a member of the iPalpiti since 2007, performing in such prestigiousm concert halls as the Walt Disney Hall, Carnegie Zankel Hall and the Kimmel Center. In December 2008, Marie was a soloist with iPalpiti in Vevey, Switzerland. In 2009-10, Marie was a violinist-in-residence at Chapelle Reiner Elisabeth, Belgium, where she worked with Augustin Dumay.
