Melissa Reardon, viola Melissa received her BM from the Curtis Institute of Music, and her MM and GD from the New England Conservatory of Music. She received the prestigious Tourjee Award from the New England Conservatory for her third year of graduate study in 2002. Melissa has studied with Kim Kashkashian, Michael Tree, Joseph dePasquale, Karen Tuttle, Samuel Rhodes, and Hsin-Yun Huang.
She won First Prize of the 2003 Washington International Competition, and has performed extensively in both solo and chamber music settings. Melissa made her debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the age of thirteen and has since garnered top prizes in several international competitions including HAMS International and Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. As a collaborative musician, Melissa has performed in numerous festivals across the US, Europe and Korea. She has performed with the Borromeo String Quartet, the Boston Chamber Music Society, International Sejong Soloists, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, at Bargemusic and has toured with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Melissa is also a founding member of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) and has spent several summers at the Marlboro Music Festival. She toured with Musicians for Marlboro in 2004, and toured France with the same group in May-June of 2005. Melissa was also a founding member of the Amaryllis String Quartet (1991-2000) whose engagements included performances at the Kennedy Library, Caramoor Music Festival, Jordan Hall, Steamboat Springs, Boulder and Rockport Chamber Music Festivals. |
