Violin
Ellinor D’Melon
Violin
D’Melon, in spite of her age, is one of those rare players who gives the impression that her command – both technical and musical – is total. […] Simply fabulous.The Irish Times
Ellinor D'Melon is a violinist whose control, technical and musical, is absolutely total. She is forging a career as a violinist of the highest standing of her generation.
Ellinor D’Melon was born to Cuban parents in Jamaica and started to learn the violin at the age of two. Today, she is only twenty-five, but ‘in spite of her age, is one of those rare players who gives the impression that her command – both technical and musical – is total’ (Michael Dervan, The Irish Times). Classic FM’s ‘Rising Star of 2023’ and prize winner of major competitions including the Henryk Wieniawski (1st Prize), ‘Debut Berlin’ (1st Prize) and Novosibirsk (1st Prize and special awards), Ellinor is forging a career as a violinist of the highest standing.
Her debut album Tchaikovsky and Lalo, recorded with Jaime Martín and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, was released in March 2023 for Rubicon Classics ‘making a noticeable impression in a crowded arena’ (The Strad).
Ellinor is increasingly performing worldwide with leading orchestras, such as the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, St.Petersburg Philharmonic, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi, Orquestra de Cadaqués, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Orquesta Sinfoníca de Navarra and the Sofia Philharmonic, and she has performed in various prestigious halls, notably the Berliner Philharmonie, Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, Madrid National Auditorium, Het Concertgebouw, Cologne Philharmonie, Tonhalle Zurich, Sala Verdi Milano, Gdansk Baltic Hall. Her growing list of collaborators include Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Spivakov, Jaime Martin, Michail Jurowski, James Feddeck and Jan Latham Koenig, amongst others.
Ellinor has appeared with leading ensembles including Manchester Camerata, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Göttingen Symphonieorchester, Orchestra Sinfonica Chile, and the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. She also made her UK recital debut at the Royal Albert Hall’s prestigious Elgar Room in 2024.
Following her 2023 debut, she returned to the Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of 2025. Other highlights of the 2024/25 season include performances with the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orquesta de Córdoba, as well as a recital at Palermo Classica Festival and two performances with the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra in China.
In 2026, Ellinor will perform with several major orchestras, including the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the Szczecin Philharmonic, the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao.
A graduate of the Reina Sofia School of Music in 2024 and recipient of the Helena Revoredo Scholarship, Ellinor was awarded The Most Outstanding Stufent award in the violin department in 2021, an honor presented by the Queen of Spain.
Ellinor plays on a Giovanni Baptista Guadagnini Violin from 1743 on a kind loan from an anonymous donor from London.
Ellinor D'Melon performs 2 concerts at the Jinji Lake Concert Hall in Suzhou Read more
Concert reviewed by El Dia de Córdoba. Described as "a delight" Read more
Ellinor D'Melon announced as Principle Guest Artist for the 2025/26 season Read more
Ellinor D'Melon performs Bruch's Violin Concerto with the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra Read more
Ellinor D'Melon and Tamsin Waley-Cohen both have performances of the Bruch Violin Concerto this weekend Read more
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The Irish Times
Violinist Ellinor d’Melon’s long-awaited return to Gävle Symphony Orchestra was purely triumphant. She has a unique ability to touch hearts and release emotions, evoking shivers and tears with her playing, as well as euphoria and laughter. […] What a triumph!
Gefle Dagblad
Absolutely exceptional performance. Unique and flawless. Simply fantastic.
Heimat Report
The young Jamaican soloist … left everyone breathless and rooted to their seats. […] Soloistic boldness and vehemence, security, ease of expressive phrasing, mastery of dynamics, tuning, accuracy, and brilliant technique are all characteristic of her [Ellinor’s] touch. An unfamiliar touch in such a young person.
Revista Musical Catalana
Her personal vision of form, phrasing and agogic, truly admirable, created moments of great beauty and emotion…this concert has revealed a great young violinist, who will have to be followed and heard in various repertoires
Bachtrack
The brilliant high notes are enriched by D'Melon's personal vibrato, reaching a superlative sonority
Bachtrack
If she was a success last time, it was nothing compared to this. Rarely has the concert hall been filled with more powerful ovations.
Arbetarbladet Gävle
