The New York Times has described New Zealand violist Amanda Verner's playing as “alluring” and “passionate”. Following her undergraduate study at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Jeffrey Irvine, Amanda received an Artist Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, under the tutelage of renowned violists Roberto Diaz, Misha Amory and Michael Tree. 

In 2013, Amanda gave her solo debut at Carnegie Hall, performing Steve Mackey’s “Ground Swell”. As a chamber musician, she has performed at the Sanguine Estate Music Festival, Bendigo Chamber Music Festival - Australia, Martinborough Music Festival, At the Worlds Edge Festival - New Zealand and toured for Chamber Music New Zealand with the MELERensemble. 

Amanda has toured extensively with the Verbier Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Gábor Takács-Nagy, performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia Grange au lac with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, and Daniel Harding, Les dissonances, Concertgebouw Kamerorkest and Camerata RCO. She has also attended the Seiji Ozawa International Music Academy and Aspen Music Festival. 

An experienced orchestral musician, she has served as guest principal of the Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras as well as the Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Opera House in London. She has toured with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House London, Orchestra Rèvolutionnaire et Romantique and held a position with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. She is currently a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.