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-three, 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 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 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.
Recent and forthcoming highlights include debut performances with the Manchester Camerata, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias stepping in for Hilary Hahn, Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y Leon stepping in for James Ehnes, Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de la Región de murcia, Antalya Symphony Orchestra, Niedebayerische Symphony Orchestra, ADDA Symphony Orchestra, her UK recital debut at Royal Albert Hall’s prestigious Elgar Room and appearances at the Marlboro, Verbier, Gstaad, Kronberg, Ravinia and Schlesswig- Holstein music festivals, as well as Musical Olympus, Interlarken Classics, and Wieniawski festivals. Additional highlights include performances of the Bach Double Concerto alongside Anne- Sophie Mutter, and chamber concerts with Steven Isserlis, Christian Tetzlaff, Kim Kashkashian, Asier Polo as well as Fazil Say at the Tsinandali Festival recorded for Medici TV.
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 and Tamsin Waley-Cohen both have performances of the Bruch Violin Concerto this weekend Read more
Concert is free to view on Global Player Read more
Four Seasons of the Caribbean premiered at Riley Theatre, Leeds Read more
Hosted by Julian Lloyd Webber Read more
Ellinor D'Melon at number 7 on Classic FM's list of 30 musicians under 30 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
