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Nathan
Meltzer

United States of America

Awarded Second Prize at the 2022 Sibelius Competition, recipient of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and the youngest ever to win the Windsor Festival Competition, violinist Nathan Meltzer is establishing a holistic and multi-faceted career as both a soloist and chamber musician who performs with major orchestras around the world, such as the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the Finnish RSO.

As a chamber musician, Nathan has performed with celebrated musicians as well as at Festivals including ChamberFest Cleveland, Krzyzowa Music, Moritzburg Festival, Ravinia Festival, the Perlman Music Program, and Verbier Festival Academy. He is also the artistic director of Opus Illuminate, a non-profit chamber music organization dedicated to the works of composers from historically underrepresented communities.

A graduate of The Juilliard School and a student of Li Lin and Itzhak Perlman, Nathan is an artist partner at Rare Violins In Consortium. 

Last modified: 2023

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  • CMIM Grant for unranked finalists

    $3,000

    Offered by François Leclair

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