Past Events

2023

FEBRUARY 2, 2023
7:30 PM
SCHULICH @ BON-PASTEUR
Looking Back and Urging Forward
Antonín Dvorák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky”
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Five Melodies for Piano Trio, Op. 59, No. 1
Violaine Melançon, violin; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Charles Villiers Stanford: Quintet in D minor, Op. 25
Violaine Melançon, Julia Mirzoev, violins; Wilhelm Magner, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Montreal, QC

FEBRUARY 18, 2023
3:00 PM
GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ARTIST FACULTY RECITAL SERIES
Antonín Dvorák: Sonata for violin and piano in F major Op. 57
Ana Sokolovic: Chant pour violon et piano
Jacques Hétu: Variations pour violon seul
Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op.121
Duo M (Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano)
College Street Congregational Church
Burlington, VT

MARCH 15, 2023
7:30 PM
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR LE PRIX D’EUROPE
Antonín Dvorák: Trio in G minor, Op.26
Maurice Ravel: Trio
Violaine Melançon, violin; Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy, cello; Jeanne Amièle, piano
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Montreal, QC

MARCH 31, 2023
7:30 PM
CONCERTS NONCERTO ~ Leipzig Salon
Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne worte, arr. Friedrich Hermann
Duo M: Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano
William Sterndale Bennett: Chamber Trio, Op. 26
Violaine Melançon, violin; Cameron Crozman, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Goethe-Institut
Montreal, QC

MAY 6, 2023
6:00 PM
MUSICA CAMERATA MONTREAL
Edward Elgar: Quintet in A Minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op.84
Violaine Melançon, Luis Grinhauz, violins; Sofia Gentila, viola; Bruno Tonbon, cello; Berta Rosenohl, piano
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Montreal, QC

MAY 9, 2023
12:00 PM
HEALING NOTES
Ana Sokolovic: Chant pour violon et piano
François Morel: 1ère Étude de sonorité
Robert Schumann: Sonata in D minor, Op. 121
Antonín Dvorák: Sonata for violin and piano in F major, Op. 57
Duo M (Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano)
Cedar’s Cancer Center
McGill University Health Center
Montreal, QC

MAY 11, 2023
7:30 PM
CHAPELLE HISTORIQUE DU BON-PASTEUR
Antonìn Dvorák: Sonata for violin and piano in F major, Op. 57
Ana Sokolovic: Chant pour violon et piano
François Morel: Deux Études de Sonorité pour piano
Jacques Hétu: Variations pour violon seul
Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op.121
Duo M (Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano)
Montreal, QC

MAY 13-20, 2023
CLASSICAL VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Kelowna, BC

MAY 16, 2023
7:30 PM
CLASSICAL VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Piano Quartets from France and Spain
Joaquin Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67
Violaine Melançon, violin; Julien Haynes, viola; Nicholas Denton Protsack, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Ana Sokolovic: Chant for violin and piano
Duo M (Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano)
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op.15
Violaine Melançon, violin; Marina Thibeault, viola; Nicholas Denton Protsack, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Vernon Community Music School
Vernon, BC

MAY 17, 2023
7:30 PM
CLASSICAL VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Great Romantics
Joaquin Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67
Violaine Melançon, violin; Julien Haynes, viola; Nicholas Denton Protsack, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
The Cathedral Church of St, Michael & All Angels
Kelowna, BC

MAY 18, 2023
7:30 PM
CLASSICAL VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Strings in the Vineyard
Arthur Honneger: Sonatine for violin and cello
Violaine Melançon, violin; Cameron Crozman, cello
The Gallery Winery
West Kelowna, BC

MAY 19, 2023
6:00 PM
CLASSICAL VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
A Classicalvalley Wine Tasting
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, Op.15
Violaine Melançon, violin; Marina Thibeault, viola; Nicholas Denton Protsack, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
Rotary Centre for the Arts Atrium
Kelowna, BC

MAY 20, 2023
7:30 PM
CLASSICAL VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Festival Finale
Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat major, Op. 20
Robert Uchida, Hao Zhou, Violaine Melançon, Erin James, violins; Marina Thibeault, Julien Haynes, violas; Nicholas Denton Protsack, Cameron Crozman, celli
The Cathedral Church of St, Michael & All Angels
Kelowna, BC

JUNE 5-10, 2023
PRIX D’EUROPE
Member of the Jury
Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur
Montreal, QC

JUNE 17-23, 2023
SESSION SONATES VIOLON-PIANO
Faculty
Camp Musical du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Metabetchouan, QC

JUNE 17, 2023
8:00 PM
SESSION SONATES VIOLON-PIANO
Romantic Dialogues
Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne worte, arr. Friedrich Hermann
Robert Schumann: Sonata Op. 121 in D minor
Duo M (Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano)
Camp Musical du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Metabetchouan, QC

JUNE 24, 2023
SUMMER VIOLIN INSTITUTE (SVI)
Violin Masterclasses
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

JUNE 25-JULY 8, 2023
GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL (GMCMF)
Violin and Chamber Music Faculty
Saint Michael’s College
Burlington, VT

JUNE 30, 2023
7:30 PM
GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL (GMCMF)
Three Worlds
Alexander Glazunov: String Quintet in A major, Op. 39
Violaine Melançon, Kaleigh Acord, violins; Timothy Deighton, viola; Rhonda Rider, Alison Wells, celli
Elley-Long Music Center
Saint Michael’s College
Colchester, VT

JULY 10-AUGUST 5, 2023
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Strings Sessions: Violin Faculty
St-Irénée, QC

JULY 14, 2023
4:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
At the Heart of the Music
Max Bruch: String Quintet in A minor
Vadim Gluzman, Violaine Melançon, violins; Jennifer Stumm, Jocelyne Bastien, violas; Johannes Moser, cello
St-Irénée, QC

JULY 21, 2023
4:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Yesteryear
Niels Gade: String Octet in F major, Op. 17
Olivier Charlier, Marianne Dugal, Violaine Melançon, Alicia Choi, violins; Michel Michalakakos, Jocelyne Bastien, violas; Elizabeth Dolin, Chloé Dominguez, celli
Église de Saint-Irénée
St-Irénée, QC

JULY 28, 2023
8:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
A Bridge between Centuries
Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A major
Violaine Melançon, David Gillham, violins; Lynne Ramsey, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello
St-Irénée, QC

AUGUST 4, 2023
8:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Nocturnes for a Summer Night
Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Piano Quintet in C minor
Violaine Melançon, violin; Ivo van der Werff, viola; Thomas Wiebe, cello; Scott Dixon, doublebass; Olivier Hébert-Bouchard, piano
St-Irénée, QC

2022

FEBRUARY 4, 2022 [Cancelled due to Covid]
7:30 PM
POLLACK HALL - From Despair to Ecstasy
Olivier Messiaen: Thème et Variations pour Violon et Piano
Brett Dean: Berlin Music (2010)
Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, No. 2, Op. 121
Violaine Melançon, violin; Stéphane Lemelin, Piano
Strathcona Music Building, McGill University
Montreal, QC

APRIL 1, 2022
10:00 AM
GLENN GOULD SCHOOL: LAD Galleria
Violin Masterclass
The Royal Conservatory
Toronto, ON

APRIL 1, 2022
5:00 PM
JUNIOR TAYLOR ACADEMY: Temerty Theater
Violin Masterclass
The Royal Conservatory
Toronto, ON

APRIL 1, 2022
7:00 PM
SENIOR TAYLOR ACADEMY: Temerty Theater
Violin Masterclass
The Royal Conservatory
Toronto, ON

MAY 28, 2022
7:30 PM
MUSICAL CHAIRS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Violaine Melançon, Alicia Choi, Theonie Wang, Veronika Manchur, violins; Agnieszka Zyniewicz, Symeon Newell, violas; Artturi Aalto, Ema Grčman, celli
Pollack Hall Strathcona Music Building, McGill University
Montreal, QC

JUNE 4, 2022
6:00 PM
MUSICA CAMERATA MONTREAL
Amy Beach: Piano Quintet Op. 67
Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No.1
Luis Grinhauz, Violaine Melançon, violins; Sofia Gentila, viola; Bruno Tonbon, cello; Berta Rosenohl, piano
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Montreal, QC

JUNE 12-18, 2022
SESSION SONATES VIOLON-PIANO
Faculty
Camp Musical du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Metabetchouan, QC

JUNE 17, 2022
7:30 PM
CAMP MUSICAL DU SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN
Session Sonates Violon-Piano

Ana Sokolovic: Chant
Antonín Dvorák: Sonata in F major, Op. 57
Jules Hone: Absence
Violaine Melançon, violin; Meagan Milatz, piano
Metabetchouan, QC

JUNE 24, 2022
9:00 AM and 1:30 PM CDT
SUMMER VIOLIN INSTITUTE (SVI)
Violin Masterclasses
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

JUNE 26-JULY 9, 2022
GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL (GMCMF)
Violin and Chamber Music Faculty
Saint Michael’s College
Burlington, VT

JUNE 28, 2022
7:30 PM
ELLEY-LONG MUSIC CENTER
Evan Chambers: Invocation for string octet and singers
Carolyn Stuart, Violaine Melançon, Bayla Keyes, Haerim Elizabeth Lee, violins; Sheila Browne, Lembi Veskimets, violas; Steven Pologe, Brooks Whitehouse, celli; Festival Singers
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Saint Michael’s College
Burlington, VT

JULY 1, 2022
7:30 PM
ELLEY-LONG MUSIC CENTER
Zoltan Kodaly: Serenade, Op. 12
Violaine Melançon, Julia Glenn, violins; Sheila Browne, viola
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Saint Michael’s College
Burlington, VT

JULY 8, 2022
7:30 PM
ELLEY-LONG MUSIC CENTER
Charles Villiers Stanford: Quintet in D minor, Op. 25
Violaine Melançon, Kevin Lawrence, violins; Sheila Browne, viola; Alison Wells, cello; Dmitri Shteinberg, piano
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Saint Michael’s College
Burlington, VT

JULY 11-AUGUST 6, 2022
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Strings Sessions: Violin Faculty
St-Irénée, QC

JULY 15, 2022
4:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Charles Villiers Stanford: Quintet in D minor, Op. 25
Violaine Melançon, Erika Raum, violins; Jocelyne Bastien, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello, Meagan Milatz, piano
St-Irénée, QC

JULY 29, 2022
8:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor “Souvenir de Florence”, Op. 70
Vadim Gluzman, Violaine Melançon, violins; Marina Thibeault, Luc Beauchemin, violas; Thomas Wiebe, Chloé Dominguez, celli
St-Irénée, QC

JULY 31, 2022
3:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Hommage à Canimex
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Festival String Ensemble, Nicolas Ellis, conductor
St-Irénée, QC

AUGUST 5, 2022 (Recorded by Radio-Canada)
4:00 PM
DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE ACADEMY
Johannes Brahms: Quintet for piano and strings in f minor, Op. 34
Violaine Melançon, Kerson Leong, violins; Marina Thibeault, viola; Marc Coppey, cello; Marc-André Hamelin, piano
St-Irénée, QC
for broadcast January 17th, 2023 at 8pm on the show Toute une musique

OCTOBER 1, 2022 (Concert cancelled due to unforeseen hall renovations)
6:00 PM
MUSICA CAMERATA MONTREAL
Ernö Dohnányi: Quintet No. 1, Op.1
Violaine Melançon, Luis Grinhauz, violins; Sofia Gentila, viola; Bruno Tonbon, cello; Berta Rosenohl, piano
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Montreal, QC

OCTOBER 22, 2022
7:30 PM
TANNA SCHULICH HALL
Lovers, Voyagers and Jesters: Picture-Music for two violins
Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia IV
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata in F Major for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 4
Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite in D Major for Two Violins « Gulliver’s Travels »
G.P. Telemann: Trio Sonata in D Major, TWV 42:D1
Jean-Philippe Rameau: excerpts from Les Indes Galantes and Pygmalion (arr. Joseph-Barnabé Saint-Sévin)
O. Gibbons: Fantasia VI
George Frideric Handel: Trio Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in E-Flat Major « La Bona Notte »
Christiaan Ernst Graaf: Duo économique
O. Gibbons: Fantasia V
Violaine Melançon, Dorian Bandy, baroque violins; Hank Knox, harpsichord and narration
Strathcona Music Building, McGill University
Montreal, QC

NOVEMBER 18, 2022
10:00 AM
GLENN GOULD SCHOOL: Temerty Theater
Violin Masterclass
The Royal Conservatory
Toronto, ON

NOVEMBER 18, 2022
7:00 PM
SENIOR TAYLOR ACADEMY: Temerty Theater
Violin Masterclass
The Royal Conservatory
Toronto, ON

NOVEMBER 26, 2022
8:00 PM
CARLETON DOMINION-CHALMERS CENTRE
Heinrich Schütz: Christmas Oratorio, SWV 435; works by Bach and Buxtehude
Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Rufus Müller, tenor; Matthew Li, bass; Dorian Bandy and Violaine Melançon, baroque violins, along with members of the Theatre of Early Music baroque orchestra; Ottawa Bach Choir, Lisette Canton, cond.
355 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON

2021

April 22, 2021
6:00 PM
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard by J.S. Bach Part I
Violaine Melançon, violin; Ilya Poletaev, piano
Montreal, QC

April 29, 2021
6:00 PM
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
Complete Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard by J.S. Bach Part II
Violaine Melançon, violin; Ilya Poletaev, piano
Montreal, QC

MAY 2, 2021 (Live Broadcast)
1:00 PM EST
Student Concerto competition Finals Judge
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

JUNE 23, 2021
9:30 AM CDT
Virtual Masterclass: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

JUNE 25, 2021
1:30 PM CDT
Virtual Masterclass: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

JULY 12 - AUGUST 7, 2021
1:30 PM CDT
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Violin Faculty
St-Irénée
Québec, Canada

JULY 16, 2021
4:00 PM
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Robert Schumann: Sonata for violin and piano in d minor, op. 121
Antonín Dvorák: String Quartet no.12 op. 96 in F Major "American"
Violaine Melançon, Erika Raume violins; Jocelyne Bastien, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
St-Irénée
Québec, Canada

JULY 30, 2021
4:00 PM
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello in C Major, M. 73
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44
Violaine Melançon, David Gilham violins; Marina Thibeault, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano
St-Irénée
Québec, Canada

AUGUST 6, 2021
4:00 PM
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in g minor, op.10
David Gilham and Violaine Melançon, violins; Marina Thibeault, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello
St-Irénée
Québec, Canada

NOVEMBER 10, 2021
12:00 PM
TANNA SCHULICH HALL - Kreislerianas
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana (solo piano)
Harold Meltzer: Kreisleriana (violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Recitativ and Scherzo-Caprice, Lotus Land op. 47 no. 1, Sadko
Violaine Melançon, violin; Sara Laimon, Piano
Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, McGill University
Montreal
Québec, Canada

2020

January 17, 2020
12:15 PM
Tanna Schulich Hall
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Dominique Labelle, soprano; Annamaria Popescu, mezzo-soprano;
Laura Andriani, Violaine Melançon, Karin Cuellar Rendon, Simon Alexandre, violins;
Namgon Lee, viola; Jessica Korotkin, cello; Lena Weman, violone;
Hank Knox, baroque organ
Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, McGill University
Montréal, QC

February 21, 2020 (VM replaced for health reasons)
7:30 PM
Opening Concert, Musical Chairs Festival
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): D’un soir triste
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Violaine Melançon, violin; Brian Manker, cello; Timothy Ledger, piano
Pollack Hall
Strathcona Music Building, McGill University
Montréal, QC

February 23, 2020 (VM replaced for health reasons)
7:30 PM
Musical Chairs Festival
György Kurtág: (born in 1926): Signs, Games and Messages
Violaine Melançon, violin; Kim Kashkashian, viola; and Shulamit Sarid, cello
Redpath Hall
McTavish Gates, McGill University
Montréal, QC

March 17, 2020 (Concert Canceled)
7:30 PM
Tanna Schulich Hall
J.S. Bach: sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019
Violaine Melançon, violin and Ilya Poletaev, harpsichord and piano
Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, McGill University
Montréal, QC

APRIL 26, 2020 (Concert Canceled)
3:00 PM
Masterclass
Strathcona Music Building, McGill University
Montréal, QC

May 25-30, 2020 (Festival Cancelled)
Birdfoot Festival
New Orleans, LA

June 23, 2020
12:30 PM CDT
Virtual Masterclass: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

June 26, 2020
12:30 PM CDT
Virtual Masterclass: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

June 27, 2020 (in-person festival cancelled)
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Day of Masterclasses: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

July 12, 2020 (EVENT CANCELLED)
1:00 PM
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music Masterclass
Burlington, VT

July 12 - August 8, 2020 (in-person festival cancelled)
Domaine Forget, International Music and Dance Academy
Violin Faculty
St-Irénée, QC

August 2, 2020
11:00 AM
Online Violin Masterclass
Studio of Uliana Drugova
Montréal, QC

August 3-8, 2020
Domaine Forget, International Music and Dance Academy
Violin Faculty (Virtual Session)
St-Irénée, QC

August 17, 2020
1:30 PM CDT
Virtual Masterclass: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Chicago, IL

August 19 - 23, 2020 (in-person festival cancelled)
Rosamunde Summer Music Academy
Distinguished Guest Artist
Winnipeg, MB

August 17 - 28, 2020
Rosamunde Virtual Summer Music Academy
Distinguished Guest Artist
Winnipeg, MB

OCTOBER 2, 2020 (Virtual Concert)
7:00 PM
Schulich in Concert, Celebrating Beethoven, Concert 2
Pollack Hall
Beethoven: Sonatas op. 12 Nos. 1,2, and 3
Violaine Melançon, violin; Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
Strathcona Music Building, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Montreal, QC

NOVEMBER 1, 2020 (Virtual Concert)
7:00 PM
Pollack Hall
Antonin Dvorák: Trio in f minor op. 65
Violaine Melançon, violin; Brian Manker, cello; Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
Strathcona Music Building, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Montreal, QC

NOVEMBER 30, 2020
6:30 PM DST
Online masterclass
Amici String Program
Calgary, AB

DECEMBER 11, 2020
1:00 PM
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Violin Masterclass followed by a Round Table discussion with Violaine Melançon, Erik Ralske (USA), Principal Horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra , and Ole Kristian Dahl (GERMANY), Principal Bassoon, WDR Symphony Orchestra
Virtual Open-House Day

2019

March 16, 2019 (concert cancelled)
7:30 PM
Pollack Hall
Edison Denisov: Sonata for violin and piano
Lei Liang: Feng for solo violin
Yoshihisa Taïra: Convergence no 3
Sergei Prokofiev: Five melodies, opus 35
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for violin and piano, opus 134
Violaine Melançon, violin; Sara Laimon, piano
Strathcona Music Building, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Montreal, QC

June 29, 2019
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Day of Masterclasses: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of music
Chicago, IL

July 7, 2019
7:30 PM
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music Masterclass
Burlington, VT

July 26, 2019
4:00 PM
Domaine Forget, International Music and Dance Academy
Antonín Dvorák: Quintet in G Major, op. 77
Violaine Melançon and David Gilham, violins; Jocelyn Bastien, viola; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Nicholas Walker, doublebass
Saint-Iréné, QC

July 26, 2019
8:00 PM
Domaine Forget, International Music and Dance Academy
Johannes Brahms: Sextet in B flat Major op.18
Violaine Melançon and Jane Cho, violins; Irénée Krumenacker and Miguel da Silva, violas; Elia Cohen and Riana Anthony, celli
Saint-Iréné, QC

July 27, 2019
1:30 PM
Domaine Forget, International Music and Dance Academy Week-end Arts Sans Frontière
Franz Schubert: Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Violaine Melançon and David Gilham, violins; Marina Thibault, viola;
Chloé Dominguez and Stéphane Tétreault, celli
Saint-Iréné, QC

August 3, 2019
2:00 PM
The Walden School for young composers, Gala Benefit
Jörg Widmann: Etudes no. 1 and no. 2
J.S. Bach: sonata in a minor for solo violin BWV 1003
Lei Liang: Feng for solo violin
Dublin NH

August 9, 2019
7:30 PM
Music in the Vineyards at Robert Mondavi Winery
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Violaine Melançon and Daria Tedeschi Adams, violins; Roger Tapping, viola;
Serafim Smigelskyi and Adrian Golay, celli
Oakville, CA

August 10, 2019
5:00 PM
Music in the Vineyards at Charles Krug Winery
Pablo de Sarasate : Ziguenerweisen (Gypsy Airs), op.10
Leading a String Ensemble of Festival Musicians
St. Helena, CA

August 11, 2019
5:00 PM
Music in the Vineyards at Chimney Rock Winery
Zoltán Kodály: Serenade for two violins and viola op. 12
Kerry McDermott and Violaine Melançon, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht op. 4
Kristin Lee and Violaine Melançon, violins; Roger Tapping and Edwin Kaplan, violas;
Natasha Brofsky and Serafim Smigelskyi, celli
Napa, CA

October 11, 2019
4:30 PM
Violin Masterclass
David H. Stull Recital Hall
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin, OH

October 12, 2019
9:00 AM
Senior Concerto Competition Judge
Finney Chapel
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin, OH

2018

January 20, 2018
2:00 PM
Guest concertmaster with the Peabody Pre-Conservatory Performance Academy Festival Orchestra
Works by Bach, Walker and Janacek
Walters Art Gallery
Baltimore, MD

January 22, 2018
6:00 PM
Guest concertmaster with the Peabody Pre-Conservatory Performance Academy Festival Orchestra
Works by Walker and Janacek
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Millenium Stage
Washington , D.C.

February 1, 2018
8:00 PM
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, with Sabun Hong, Michael Kannen and Melissa Lander.
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Griswold Hall
Baltimore, MD

March 26, 2018
8:00 PM
Recital with pianist Ellen Hwangbo
Works by Edison Denisov, Lei Liang, Yoshihisa Taira, Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich
Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

June 3-8, 2018
Prix d’Europe
President of the Jury
Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur
Montreal, QC

June 10-29, 2018
Young Artist Program (YAP) at Yellow Barn
Violin faculty and Chamber Music Coach
Putney, VT

June 30, 2018
Day of Masterclasses: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of music
Chicago, IL

July 1-21, 2018
Yellow Barn
Violin faculty, Chamber Music Coach and performer
Putney, VT

July 7, 2018
8:00 PM
Yellow Barn Festival
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Ballad for Harp and Strings (1973/81)
Putney, VT

July 14, 2018
8:00 PM
Yellow Barn Festival
Honoring Robert Mann
Robert Schumann: Mondnacht from Liederkreis (arr. Colin Matthews)
Violaine Melançon, violin; Mark Hill Oboe; and participants.
Antonín Dvorák: Piano Trio in g minor, op. 26
Violaine Melançon, violin; Peter Frankl, piano; and Edvard Pogossian, cello
Putney, VT

July 15, 2018
7:30 PM
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music Masterclass
Burlington, VT

July 19, 2018
8:00 PM
Yellow Barn Festival
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C major
Putney, VT

July 29-August 11, 2018
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Violin Faculty
St-Irénée, Québec, Canada

AUGUST 4, 2018
4:00 PM
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence op. 70
Axel Strauss and Violaine Melançon, violins; Miguel Da Silva and Jocelyne Bastien, violas; Elizabeth Dolin and Thomas Wiebe, celli
Saint-Irénée, QC

AUGUST 10, 2018
8:00 PM
Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy
Antonín Dvorák: Piano Quartet in E flat Major op.87
Violaine Melançon, violin; Chiharu Linuma, piano; and participants
Saint-Irénée, QC

AUGUST 20-26, 2018
Music in the Vineyards Festival
Napa, CA

AUGUST 24, 2018
7:30 PM
Music in the Vineyards at the Hess Collection Winery and Gallery
Antonín Dvorák: Terzetto op. 74
Axel Strauss and Violaine Melançon, violins; and Masumi Per-Rostad, Viola
Napa, CA

AUGUST 25, 2018
3:00 PM
Music in the Vineyards at St. Helena Performing Arts Center
Ludwig van Beethoven: Scottish and Welsh Songs
Nikki Einfeld, soprano; Violaine Melançon, violin; Nick Canellakis, cello; and Yael Weiss, piano
St. Helena, CA

AUGUST 26, 2018
5:00 PM
Music in the Vineyards at Inglenook Winery
Luigi Boccherini: Flute Quintet in E flat Major op. 17 no. 6
Greg Milliren, flute, Violaine Melançon and Daria Adams, violins, Masumi Per Rostad, viola and Peter Stumpf, cello
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E Flat Major op. 44
Michael Brown, piano; Mark Kaplan and Violaine Melançon, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; and Peter Stumpf, cello
Rutherford, CA

November 2, 2018
8:00 PM
Griswold Hall
Louis Vierne: Piano Quintet op. 42
Vladimir Stoupel, piano; Judith Ingolfsson and Violaine Melançon, violins;
Victoria Chiang, viola; Michael Kannen, cello
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

November 12, 2018
7:30 PM
Pollack Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat Major K. 493
Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat Major, op. 47
Gabriel Fauré: Quartet for Piano and Strings no. 1 in c minor, op. 15
Kyoko Hashimoto, piano; Violaine Melançon, violin; Frédéric Lambert, viola; and Yegor Dyachkov, cello
Strathcona Pavilion, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Montreal, QC

2017

MARCH 18, 2017
Judge MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) Junior String Competition
National MTNA Convention
Baltimore, MD

APRIL 2, 2017
2:00 PM
Studio Recital - Part I of the Bartók Project Complete works for violin
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Centre Street Performing Studio
Baltimore, MD

APRIL 4 - 5, 2017
Outside Judge for the violin graduating recitals and Concours for the violinists studying in the Conservatories in all regions of Quebec Province
Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal
Salle de Concert
Montréal, Canada

JUNE 13 - 30, 2017
Young Artist Program (YAP) at Yellow Barn
Violin faculty and Chamber Music Coach
Putney, VT

JULY 1, 2017
Day of Masterclasses: Summer Violin Institute
Northwestern University Bienen School of music
Chicago, IL

JULY 2 to AUGUST 5, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Putney, VT

JULY 13, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Beat Furrer (b.1954): Time Out (1995)—United States premiere
Putney, VT

JULY 15, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Franz Schubert String Quartet in B-flat Major, D. 112
Putney, VT

JULY 23, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Concertmistress for Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C Major K. 551 “Jupiter”
Leon Fleisher, conductor
Summer Gala Honoring Leon Fleisher on his 89th birthday
Putney, VT

JULY 25, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Pierre Jalbert (b.1967): Icefield Sonnets (2005)
Putney, VT

JULY 16, 2017
7:30 PM
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music Masterclass
Burlington, VT

August 3, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955): Landscape II (1992)—United States premiere
Putney, VT

August 4, 2017
Yellow Barn Festival
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80
Putney, VT

August 7 - 13, 2017
Music in the Vineyards Festival
Napa, CA

August 11, 2017
Music in the Vineyards at Robert Mondavi Winery
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op. 49
Violaine Melançon, violin, Joshua Roman, cello, Eric Zivian, piano
Oakville, CA

August 12, 2017
Music in the Vineyards at Charles Krug Winery
La Belle Époque Parisian Fête.
Works by Leclair, Bach and Bizet
St. Helena, CA

August 13, 2017
Music in the Vineyard at Chimney Rock
Igor Stravinsky: Three pieces for String Quartet
Violaine Melançon and Mari Lee, violins, Frank Shaw, viola, and Brandon Vamos, cello
Napa, CA

2016

January 8, 2016
3:30 PM
Panelist at New Music Gathering Conference
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

February 10, 2016
7:00 PM
Griswold Hall
Studio Recital - Part II of the Beethoven Project
Complete works for violin and piano
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

February 13, 2016
Guest Clinician and Recitalist for the Violin Day Symposium
University of Colorado
Pueblo, CO

February 29, 2016
8:00 PM
Recital with pianist Joseph Liccardo
Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

March 4, 2016
7:30 PM
Recital with pianist Joseph Liccardo
First Fridays Series
St. David’s Church
Baltimore, MD

March 19, 2016
8:00 PM
Peabody Trio, Honest Brook Music Festival
Meredith, NY

March 29, 2016
8:00 PM
Adalman Concert Series
Chamber Music Recital “Poets and Another Planet” with Colleagues of the Peabody Conservatory
Baltimore, MD

April 12, 2016
8:00 PM
Peabody Trio, Adalman Concert Series
Leith Symington Griswold Hall, Peabody Conservatory
Baltimore, MD

June 6, 2016
8:00 PM
Peabody Trio
NAMTA State Conference
Blair School of Music
Nashville, TN

June 7, 2016
Violin masterclass
NAMTA State Conference
Blair School of Music
Nashville, TN

June 14 to JULY 1, 2016, 2016
Young Artist Program at Yellow Barn, for ages 13-20
Violin Faculty and Chamber Music Coach
Putney, VT

JULY 3 to AUGUST 6, 2016
Yellow Barn Festival
Putney, VT

JULY 8, 2016
Peabody Trio
Yellow Barn Festival
Putney, VT

JULY 9, 2016
Yellow Barn Festival
George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso in F Major, op.6 no. 2
Putney, VT

JULY 16, 2016
Yellow Barn Festival
Hans Abrahamsen: "Schnee"
Putney, VT

JULY 17, 2016
7:30 PM
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Chamber Music Masterclass
Burlington, VT

JULY 26, 2016
Yellow Barn Festival
Brett Dean: Voices of Angels
Peabody Trio and participants
Putney, VT

JULY 30, 2016
Yellow Barn Festival
Concertmistress for Mendelssohn-Rasch: Was bedeutet die Bewegung (2012)
arr. for baritone and string orchestra with linking interludes by Torsten Rasch.
Putney, VT

AUGUST 5, 2016
Yellow Barn Festival
Anton Webern: Sechs Lieder op. 14
Putney, VT

September 24, 2016
8:00 PM
Peabody Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56
Leon Fleisher, guest conductor
with Alan Stepansky, cello and Sanjay Mody, piano
Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall
Baltimore, MD

September 27, 2016
8:00 PM
Peabody Trio, Adalman Concert Series
Leith Symington Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD

NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Peabody Trio
Music for Food Benefit Broadway Presbyterian Church
New York, NY

NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Benefit for Gedco Cares Food Pantry
Soloist with the Peabody String Sinfonia: Vivaldi Concerto for 4 violins
Griswold Hall, Peabody
Baltimore, MD

DECEMBER 4, 2016
Peabody Trio
San Francisco State University
Morrison Auditorium
San Francisco, CA

2015

May 31 to June 7
National Orchestral Institute (NOI)
Chamber Music Faculty
University of MD
College Park, MD

June 5
National Orchestral Institute (NOI) Faculty Chamber concert
University of MD
College Park, MD

June 17 to JULY 4
Young Artists Program at Yellow Barn, for ages 13-20
Violin faculty and Chamber Music Coach
Putney, VT

July 6 to August 18, 2015
Yellow Barn Festival
Putney, Vermont

July 10, 2015
Peabody Trio
Yellow Barn Festival
Putney, Vermont

July 11, 2015
Yellow Barn Festival
Concertmistress for James MacMillan (b.1959) A Meditation on Iona (1996)
Putney, Vermont

July 19, 2015
7:30 PM
Masterclass at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Burlington, VT

July 25, 2015
Yellow Barn Festival
Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet No.9 in C Major, Op.59 No.3 “Rasumovsky”
Burlington, VT

July 28, 2015
Peabody Trio
Yellow Barn Festival
Putney, VT

July 30, 2015
Yellow Barn Festival
Wolfgang Rhim (b.1952) Dyade for violin and double bass (2010-11)
Putney, VT

AUGUST 8, 2015
Yellow Barn Festival
Concertmistress for Benjamin Britten Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings
Putney, VT

September 20, 2015
4:30 PM
Peabody Trio concert at the Red Bank Chamber Music Society
Trinity Church Auditorium
Red Bank, NJ

September 29, 2015
8:00 PM
Peabody Trio Adalman Concert Series
Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD

November 5, 2015
7:00 PM
Violin masterclass
Clara Lichtenstein Hall at the Schulich School of Music
McGill University
Montreal, Canada

November 11, 2015
7:30 PM
Concert de Musique de Chambre Schubert
Salle de Concert Bourgie
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Montréal, Canada

November 24, 2015
8:00 PM
Gordon Center for Performing Arts
Guest Artist for the inaugural concert of Chamber Encounters
Owings Mills, MD

 

2014

October 30, 2014
8:00 PM
Adalman Series
Peabody Trio with Susan Narucki, Soprano
Friedberg Hall, Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD

November 3, 2014
7:30 PM
Northeast Kingdom Classical Series
Peabody Trio
St Johnsbury, Vermont

 

2013

March 10, 2013
4:00 PM
Howland Chamber Music Circle
Peabody Trio with Charles Neidich, clarinet
Howland Center
477 Main Street
Beacon, NY

March 21, 2013
7:30 PM
Distinguished Artist Series
Peabody Trio
Roxy Grove Hall, Baylor University
Waco, Texas

April 9, 2013
8:00 PM
"Naumburg Looks Back" Series
Peabody Trio
*program includes premiere of Fred Lerdahl's new trio "Times 3"
Weill Recital Hall
New York City, NY

April 14, 2013
3:00 PM
Sundays at 3
Peabody Trio
Christ Episcopal Church
6800 Oakland Mills Road
Columbia, MD

April 16, 2013
8:00 PM
Adalman Series
Peabody Trio
Friedberg Hall, Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD

April 22, 2013
7:30 PM
Birmingham Chamber Music Society
Peabody Trio
Brock Recital Hall, Samford University
Birmingham, AL