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Voted “NYC’s Best Wedding Violinist,” Dr. Edward W. Hardy is a highly sought-after, award-winning composer, virtuoso violinist, and professional musician based in Manhattan, New York City. With over 21 years of performance experience, Dr. Hardy has performed at more than 500 weddings and luxury events across the United States, including iconic occasions such as the 2025 Met Gala, the 2024 MCCA Gala at The Met, the 2025 New York Fashion Week event for Miss Universe Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, the 2025 American Composers Orchestra Gala, the 2025 American Theatre Wing Gala alongside André De Shields and Drew Wutke, and the prestigious Engage!20 Retreat at the Amanyara Resort in Turks & Caicos. His clients have included Anthropologie, SiriusXM, Chase, Haute Living, Yesi Rose Fashion, The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Wolf & Badger, Tower Research Capital, and Emerge Event Collective.
Official Shear Genius is the luxury wedding and event music brand led by Dr. Edward W. Hardy. For FAQs, reviews, and booking details, visit Hardy’s Event Specialist site.
What Clients Are Saying
"Edward was an absolute joy to work with for our wedding. Beyond being a remarkably talented musician, he is kind, calm, professional, and an all-around wonderful person to collaborate with. Edward played violin for our ceremony this August at Pier 17 in New York City. Before meeting Edward, my husband and I had no idea what music we wanted to play for the ceremony, or how we’d handle audio in an outdoor public plaza. This didn’t faze Edward in the slightest—always prepared, he shared a list of more than 500 songs (spanning classical music to pop) for us to choose from, with the option to request a song if we had something special in mind. He even had is own AV equipment and extra lapel microphones in case our officients needed them. Edward’s patience, professionalism, and creativity make him the ideal person to work with. He coordinated directly with our Day-of Coordinator to handle all logistics, so my husband and I never had to worry about the ceremony run-of-show. He even arrived early to reserve our ceremony spot on the pier! The AV equipment he brought worked perfectly: despite the city noise around us, every guest could hear him clearly, and his music set the fun, romantic atmosphere we had envisioned. Edward went above and beyond in every possible way and we are so grateful, it truly meant the world to us." - Emily K., Bride
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Omnipresent Music Festival is a community-driven initiative celebrating contemporary music and artistic collaboration in New York City. While the festival is currently on pause, we are actively seeking collaborators, partners, and supporters who share a passion for bringing this vision back to the NYC community.
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