Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Nishanth Viswanathan | 3rd prize | Violin | 12th Edition | ENKOR Int'l Music Competition


I have been studying the violin since the age of five and am currently under the tutelage of Gulnar Spurlock. I am a member of the Palo Alto Chamber Senior Orchestra (PACO) and the Chamber Academy.  I was selected to participate in the Junior Bach Festival performing Chaconne in D minor and was awarded the United States International Music Competition Special Bach Theme Award in 2024. I've had the opportunity to participate in the Allstate California Orchestra Directors Association program in 2024.  Last summer, I attended the Violin Workshop at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. I was recently awarded the National YoungArts Award in Classical Music for Violin in 2025.  Additionally, I was received an honorable mention from Peninsula Symphony. I am currently concertmaster of the Mountain View High School Chamber Orchestra. This summer, I will be attending the Meadowmount School of Music, studying under Gerardo Ribeiro.