Melisande Yavuz

Violin

ORCHESTRAL WORK

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (1st Violin Extra)
London Mozart Players (1st Violin Extra)
London Film Music Orchestra (2nd Violin Extra)
Piccadilly Sinfonietta (2nd Violin)
Massimiliano Pace Ensemble (Leader, House of Lords)
Fulham Camerata (Guest Leader, Dec 2023)

ORCHESTRAL TRAINING
Royal Academy of Music Symphony, Opera and Musical Theatre Orchestras (Leader)
Taki Concordia Orchestra (in association with RAM) for World Economic Forum (Davos)
Dorset Opera Festival (Student Orchestral Scheme)
DJ Mr Switch x Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra at London Jazz Festival (Southbank)
BBC Concert Orchestra Side-By-Side at Maida Vale Studios (TLCMD)
Leader of Trinity Laban Musical Theatre Orchestra (2016)
Leader of Junior Academy Chamber Orchestra (2010-11)
London Schools Symphony Orchestra (1st Violin, 2009-10)
Barbican Young Orchestra (1st Violin, 2008-9)

RECORDINGS/COMMERCIAL:
Isobel Griffiths Limited (Orchestra for Nile Rodgers, Abbey Road Studios) (2018)

SOLO AND CHAMBER
Livestream performance of Bach Chaconne (FIVA) with Yuzuko Horigome (2020)
‘Musicians of London’ Soloist (Grieg Violin Sonata) (2023)
Solo Violinist-Garth Knox’s ‘Microtonal Blues’, DJRH (2019)
Solo Violinist-Gwyn Pritchard’s ‘Nebulae and Episodes’, Blackheath Halls (2018)
Vaults and Gold Quartet (Guest Leader) (2021-present)

MASTERCLASSES
Rodney Friend, Daniel Hope, So-Ock Kim, Joel Smirnoff, Siyeon Ryu, Cihat Askin, Levon Chilingirian

COMPETITIONS
Isaacs and Pirani Piano Trio Prize-Finalist (2019)
Vera Kantrovich Prize for Solo Strings-Finalist (2016)
John McAslan Violin Prize-2nd Prize (2012)

ORCHESTRAL OUTREACH/COMMUNITY WORK
South London Youth Orchestra (2nd Violin Tutor, SLYO4) (2016-present)
Solo Violinist for CW+ Music Charity, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (2018)
Solo Violinist for Open Academy Project (Netley Primary) (2018)
Solo Violinist for iCanDance Charity, Arts Depot (2013)
Violin Mentor for Kuumba Youth Music, Queen Elizabeth Hall (2012)

TEACHING
Upper Strings Fellow at RAM, teaching on the First Strings Experience Programme (2023-2026)
Henrietta Barnett School (Visiting Violin Teacher)
Connaught House School (Visiting Violin Teacher)

EDUCATION
Royal Academy of Music (MA) (Distinction) Joshua Fisher (2018-2020)
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (BMus) John Crawford (2014-2018)
Junior Royal Academy of Music (Full Scholarship) Julia Jasinski and Chika Robertson (2007-2014)

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Instruments
Violin