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Guest Artist

Irina Muresanu

Romanian-born violinist tures worldwide through works of composers from
Irina Muresanu tran- five continents - continues to evolve. At the present
scends the traditional definition of a concert artist. moment, it includes composers from 5 continents
She is a performer, scholar, commissioner, research- and 18 countries. The ever-evolving project includes
er, and cultural ambassador, who has built a career staple masterpieces for solo violin such as the Bach
driven by a single conviction: that the violin is a ve- Chaconne, alongside commissioned new works of
hicle for human connection across every border — Indian composer Shirish Korde, Native American
geographic, cultural, and technological. composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, Nigerian
composer Fred Onovwerosuoke, Iranian composer
A laureate and winner of top prizes in several pres- Sanam Gharacheh, and Jamaican composer Mikhail
tigious international violin competitions including Johnson.
the Montreal International, Queen Elisabeth, UNISA
International String, Washington International, and An active chamber musician and recitalist, Ms.
the Schadt String Competition, Muresanu achieved Muresanu is a member of the Boston Trio and has
international acclaim early on. Muresanu’s awards appeared as guest artist in such festivals and ven-
also include the Presser Award, the Arthur Foote ues as New York City’s Bargemusic, Massachusetts’
Award from the Harvard Musical Association, the Rockport Festival, Maine’s Bay Chambers concert
Creative and Performing Arts Award from the Uni- series and Bowdoin Festival, Colorado’s Strings in
versity of Maryland, a prestigious New Music USA the Mountains and San Juan Music Festival, Hawaii’s
Grant, and a Pro Musicis International Award. Maui Chamber Music Festival, The Netherland’s Rei-
zend Music Festival, Belgium’s Festival van de Leie,
Muresanu’s 2026-27 season includes solo, recit- and the Rencontres des Musiciennes Festival in
al and chamber music appearances in renowned France and the Guadeloupe island.
venues and festivals. As part of her commitment to
innovative repertoire, Muresanu has commissioned Irina Muresanu is a Professor in the School of Music,
from Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Affiliate Faculty in the Institute for Advanced Com-
Tate the first known violin concerto by an American puter Studies, and Affiliate Faculty in the Artificial
Indian performer. She will perform the world pre- Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at the Uni-
miere of “Hattak Hiloha” (Thunder Beings) with the versity of Maryland, and has been on the faculties
National Orchestra Institute, followed by the West of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Harvard and MIT
Coast premiere at the Cabrillo Festival. Muresa- Music Departments. She holds a prestigious Artist
nu will also appear as soloist in the United States, Diploma degree and a Doctor in Musical Arts degree
France, Spain, Macedonia, Lithuania, and the Cay- from the New England Conservatory, where she
man Islands. studied with the legendary French violinist Michèle
Auclair. Muresanu plays an 1849 Giuseppe Rocca vi-
In parallel, Muresanu’s acclaimed solo violin olin and a Dominique Peccatte bow.
multi-media program “Four Strings Around the
World” - which celebrates the diversity of music cul-

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