Exciting News!
Melissa, along with her colleagues in Harlem Quartet and Imani Winds, won a Grammy for "Passion for Bach and Coltrane," a work arranged and composed by Jeffrey Scott.
The Grammy win was in the category of Best Classical Compendium.
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I’m a violinist, yogi, teacher, eternal learner, an advocate of individuals being their best selves, and most importantly, I love making people smile!
I am extremely thrilled to share that I have joined the roster of Dinin Arts Management & Consulting as a solo artist! It’s refreshing to be seen and supported for the multiple pursuits that I enjoy and that fulfill me as a creative. So I’m looking forward to being represented by Sarah Dinin and continuing to create heartfelt musical experiences as a solo artist, chamber musician, an educator, a yogi, and let’s see what else…!
More recent news: I’m playing a new (but actually a very old) violin these days! It’s a beautiful c1780 Ferdinando Gagliano violin, currently on loan from Strumenti. Patron-investors can help me keep this violin in my hands by investing in it online at strumenti.com.
I appreciate you reading this far and visiting my website! Please look around, enjoy a little black girl magic, and feel free to hit me up—thank you for perusing some of the work nearest and dearest to my heart!
xo, Melissa
American violinist Melissa White has enchanted audiences and critics around the world as both a soloist and a chamber musician. Her February 2020 performance with the National Philharmonic was deemed “absolutely breathtaking” by Maryland Theatre Guide critic Katie Gaab, who cited the “grace, precision, and warmth” of her playing in Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1; reviewing the same concert for The Washington Post, Matthew Guerrieri called her “an excellent advocate, prioritizing ease and fluency over intensity, suiting the music’s lyric and episodic nature.”
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Check out Melissa’s new YouTube channel where you can see her most recent live performances, and listen to her recordings on Apple Music.
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