Violist Deanna Petre enjoys a multifaceted career as a performer, teaching artist, and as co-founder of The Fearless Artist Mastermind. After spending ten years cultivating her diverse performing career in Paris and across Europe, she is now based in Minneapolis, MN where she can be seen performing with numerous ensembles such as the Minnesota Orchestra and Candlelight Concerts, and holds a private teaching studio. She is also passionate about introducing classical music to the youngest of audiences, and she performs frequently for the Petite Concerts series.

During her time in France, Deanna performed frequently with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Orchestre National d’Ile de France, and as guest principal violist with the Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne, among other ensembles in the Paris region. She also performed with the Orquesta de Cámara Galega in Spain, the Orchestre National de Pays de la Loire, and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Passionate about chamber music, she was a regular guest artist for the Opus 16 Concerten series in the Netherlands. She also appeared with the Ensemble IMAGO in Paris, at the ClasClas International Music Festival in Spain, and for the Sinfonietta Paris series. In the US she has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony, the Lakes Area Music Festival, and the Artosphere Festival, as well as in the JOYA series and Music on the Hill series in Minnesota. As an advocate for introducing classical music to young audiences, Deanna, along with pianist Michelle Lynne, performed interactive concerts and gave master classes in international schools across Europe through the Juilliard Global Ventures program. She also initiated outreach concerts in France, Switzerland, and Romania. 

Deanna has been fortunate to study with fantastic pedagogues and she draws upon her knowledge and experience for inspiration in her teaching. Currently, Deanna maintains a private teaching studio for intermediate and advanced viola students in the Twin Cities, and in the past she taught at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis. During her time at Juilliard, she was a recipient of the MAP teaching fellowship.

Driven by her entrepreneurial desire to support freelance musicians, Deanna co-founded The Fearless Artist Mastermind in 2020 with pianist Michelle Lynne. Through the Mastermind, Deanna and Michelle guide and coach musicians as they set goals, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insight that helps provide a structure to achieving their goals. The Fearless Artist Mastermind consists of a Mastermind, a monthly membership, workshops, podcast, and coaching.

Deanna is a graduate of the Juilliard School, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, during which time she was a recipient of the Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship from the Fondation des Etats-Unis. She loves traveling, learning Romanian from her husband, and most of all, being a mom to two beautiful boys.