BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Violinist, Melissa White, is a founding member of the esteemed Harlem Quartet. Her passion and dedication with the group has led to performances around the world on stages that range from Carnegie Hall and the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle, to La Maison Symphonique de Montréal to the residence of the US Ambassador to the UK. In addition to her active chamber music career, as First Prize Winner of the 4th Annual Sphinx Competition, Ms. White has been an acclaimed soloist with many of the nation’s leading orchestras including the Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, Atlanta Symphonies and the Boston Pops. In 2012, Melissa performed in the William Kapell International Piano Compeition and Festival. Her collaboration with Yekwon Sunwoo won first prize in the Chamber Music round. In 2011 she made her South American solo debut with the Colombian Youth Philharmonic on a tour throughout Colombia as well as her hometown debut with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Melissa’s 2012-2013 season includes an international six-month tour entitled, Hot House Tour, with jazz pianist, Chick Corea and vibraphonist, Gary Burton, a debut performance with classical pianist, Misha Dicter at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and solo appearances with the Anchorage and Santa Fe Symphonies.
Melissa graduated with a Bachelors degree in performance from the Curtis Institute of Music as well as a Masters degree in performance and a Graduate Diploma in professional quartet studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. Her versatility as a violinist has allowed her to collaborate with distinguished artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Robert Spano, Roger Tapping, Misha Dicter, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Paquito D’Rivera and Bruno Mars to name a few. In 2012 she made her improvosational debut with legendary jazz bassist, Stanley Clarke, at the world-renowned International Montreal Jazz Festival. Other recent festivals and program appearances as teacher and performer include Tangle wood Music Festival, the Brevard Summer Institute, the Hilton Head International Young Musician's Festival--a chamber music series hosted by noted pianist Christopher O'Riley, Detroit Jazz and Panama Jazz Festivals, and Musica Mundi International Festival working alongside Maxim Vengerov and Ivry Gitlis.
In addition to being a violinist, Melissa is a restaurateur and enjoys practicing Bikram yoga as well as spending time with her family.
Violinist, Melissa White, is a founding member of the esteemed Harlem Quartet. Her passion and dedication with the group has led to performances around the world on stages that range from Carnegie Hall and the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle, to La Maison Symphonique de Montréal to the residence of the US Ambassador to the UK. In addition to her active chamber music career, as First Prize Winner of the 4th Annual Sphinx Competition, Ms. White has been an acclaimed soloist with many of the nation’s leading orchestras including the Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, Atlanta Symphonies and the Boston Pops. In 2012, Melissa performed in the William Kapell International Piano Competition and Festival. Her collaboration with Yekwon Sunwoo won first prize in the Chamber Music round. In 2011 she made her South American solo debut with the Colombian Youth Philharmonic on a tour throughout Colombia as well as her hometown debut with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Melissa’s 2012-2013 season includes an international six-month tour entitled, Hot House Tour, with jazz pianist, Chick Corea and vibraphonist, Gary Burton, a debut performance with classical pianist, Misha Dicter at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and solo appearances with the Anchorage and Santa Fe Symphonies.
Melissa graduated with a Bachelors degree in performance from the Curtis Institute of Music as well as a Masters degree in performance and a Graduate Diploma in professional quartet studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. Her versatility as a violinist has allowed her to collaborate with distinguished artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Robert Spano, Roger Tapping, Misha Dicter, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Paquito D’Rivera and Bruno Mars to name a few. In 2012 she made her improvisational debut with legendary jazz bassist, Stanley Clarke, at the world-renowned International Montreal Jazz Festival. Other recent festivals and program appearances as teacher and performer include Tanglewood Music Festival, the Brevard Summer Institute, the Hilton Head International Young Musician’s Festival–a chamber music series hosted by noted pianist Christopher O’Riley, Detroit Jazz and Panama Jazz Festivals, and Musica Mundi International Festival working alongside Maxim Vengerov and Ivry Gitlis.
In addition to being a violinist, Melissa is a restaurateur and enjoys practicing Bikram yoga as well as spending time with her famil
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