Music Education:
2014-2017
Violin Study, Sue Mann, Musical Strings West, Palo Alto, CA
-Private and group lessons once a week in Suzuki Method
-Twice a year recital in solo and group settings
2017-Current
Violin Study, Gulnar Spurlock, Menlo Park, CA
-Once to twice a week private instruction
-Twice a year solo recitals
2019-Current
Piano Study, Gulnar Spurlock, Menlo Park, CA
2022-Current
Viola Study, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, Palo Alto, CA
Chamber and Orchestral Experience:
2018-Current
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
Music Directors: Ben Simon (2018-2023) and Scott Krijnen (2023-current)
-Weekly 2-hour orchestra rehearsal
-Trio/Quartet opportunity once a year duration 3-4 months
-3 to 4 concerts per season
Superstrings (2018-2020; Conductor: Natasha Makhijani)
Concertmaster (2019)
Chamber Groups: 1st Violin: Telemann Concerto for 4 Violins No.2 in D Major
1st Violin: Haydn Quartet Op.33 No.3 Mvmt 4
Preparatory (2020-2021; Conductor: Wendy Clymer)
Online due to COVID pandemic
Chamber Group: 1st Violin: Haydn London Trio No.3 Hob: IV(4) in G Major Mvmt 3
Debut (2021-2022; Conductors: Eugene Sor, Michel Taddei, Ben Simon)
Principal 2nd Violin
Chamber Group: 1st Violin: Beethoven String Trio No.1 Op 9, Mvmt 3
Sinfonia (2022-Current; Conductors: Scott Krijnen, Michael Taddei, Ben Simon,
Eugene Sor and Jory Fankuchen)
Principal 2nd Violin (2023)
Violist (2023)
Concertmaster (2024)
Chamber Groups: 2nd Violin: Dvorak “American” Quartet Mvt. 1
1st Violin: Dohnanyi Serenade for Strings Mvmt. 4 and 5
Nishanth Viswanathan
Chamber and Orchestral Experience cont’d:
2023
Blach Intermediate School Honors Orchestra, Los Altos, CA
Director: Vincent Lewis
-Rehearsals 4 times a week and 5 concerts per year
-Concertmaster and Principal 2nd
Festival of Gold, Symphony Hall, Chicago,IL (April 2023)
Masterclass and adjudication by Robert Gillespie
WorldStrides Music Festival, Anaheim, CA (May 2023)
Vivaldi Concerto Grosso for 2 violins and Cello in D minor (Soloist)
Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G Major (Soloist)
2023-current
Mountain View High School Chamber Ensemble, Mountain View, CA
Director: Ricky Alegria
-Rehearsals 3 times a week, 5 concerts per year
Dec 2023
Honors Symphony Orchestra, California Orchestra Directors Association, Bing Hall, Stanford University, CA
Director: Paul Phillips
-Statewide audition
-1st violin
Teaching Experience:
2023- current
Pedagogical Ambassadors, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, Palo Alto, CA
-Directors: Natasha Makhijani and Wendy Clymer
-Mentored coaching program for senior orchestra members to coach junior chamber ensembles, 10 coaching sessions per concert set
Ghana Outreach Program, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, Palo Alto, CA
-Director: Scott Krijnen
-Private violin instruction online for a single violin student 30 minutes weekly for SOS Children’s Village, Tema, Ghana
Volunteering Experience:
2023
Mountain View High School, Quartet Performances
-Fundraising Event, The Reach Foundation, Los Altos Hills (October 2023)
-Holiday Music, Local Senior Homes, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto (December 2023)
Nishanth Viswanathan
Awards:
March 2023
3rd prize, Great Composers Competition Series, The Music of Mediterranean Europe, age 14-16 division
-Online submission Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, 1st and 2nd Movement
May 2023
Anaheim Heritage Music Festival, WorldStrides Maestro Honors Performance Award
-Awarded to an individual musician based on exceptional performance, musicianship, and dedication
June 2023
8th Grade Orchestra Award, Blach Intermediate School, Los Altos, CA
March 2024
Junior Bach Festival Award, Berkeley, CA
-Performance Partita No.2 in D minor, V. Chaconne
Invited Performances:
May 2023
Lecture: Paganini and the Virtuoso Tradition, Thomas Shoebotham, Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Cupertino, CA
-Demonstrated virtuosic techniques as part of the lecture
-Performed Paganini Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Opus 1
January 2024
Leder Masterclass Series, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, Palo Alto, CA
-Invited to perform Dohnanyi Serenade for String Trio in C Major for Dr. Ariana Kim
March 2024
1st Violin Guest Soloist, Festival of Gold, Davies Hall, San Francisco, CA
-Director: Vincent Lewis
-Vivaldi Concerto Grosso for 4 violins in B minor
Summer Programs:
Summers 2018-2019
Presto PACO, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Palo Alto, CA
-1 week intensive chamber string camp
Summer 2023
Music at Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View, CA
Director: Florin Parvulescu
-2 week intensive summer program including private lessons, master classes, and chamber group with distinguished string faculty Robin Sharp, Jay Liu, and Florin Parvulescu
-Recital for solo works and chamber group
Summers 2021-2024
PACO Summer Camp, Monte Toyon, CA
-1 week intensive chamber group, orchestra, and vocal training
Summer 2024
Violin Workshop, Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Director: Michael Jorgensen
-2 week intensive focussed on performance and technique through private lessons and masterclasses
-Recital for solo works
C’est Bon Music Academy, Los Altos, CA
-1 week intensive chamber string camp with masterclasses on solo repertoire
-Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 44, mvmt IV, Allegro ma non troppo
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Violin Partita No.2 in D minor, Chaconne, Bach, https://youtu.be/yB3P3eutkk8, 15:26
