Rosemary Nelis

Rosemary Nelis has performed as chamber musician and soloist throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. Major performances include American premieres of works by composers Brett Dean, Hilda Paredes, and Jörg Widmann, in addition to her Carnegie Hall solo debut at the New York City premiere of György Kurtág’s …Concertante… for solo violin, viola and orchestra. Nelis received both Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Bard College Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Steven Tenenbom and majored in Chinese Language and Literature. Nelis was the proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship during her Masters studies at The Juilliard School, where she worked with Roger Tapping and Misha Amory. She also studied at the University of Glasgow, Qing Dao University, and Yale School of Music, working with violists Duncan Ferguson and Ettore Causa. Nelis has spent summers performing chamber music at Yellow Barn, Bard Music Festival, Music@Menlo, and Kneisel Hall. In 2022 Nelis served as faculty at the Kinhaven Music School and is currently a Professor of Viola at the Special Music School, the Eisman Center for Preparatory Studies at Queens College, and the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. In 2024 Nelis will serve as faculty at Yellow Barn’s Young Artist Program and Vilacello String and Piano Festival in Pennsylvania.