A violinist who has proven the theory of self-actualization (The Strings Magazine), Dr. Nuné Melik made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in 2016. She appeared as an invited artist at Disney Hall and the United Nations Headquarters, as well as Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center, Place des Arts, Bolshoy Hall, the International House of Music (Moscow), the Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen, (Montreal), and Toronto Arts Centre, to name a few. Dr. Melik has been an Artist-in-Residence in the Miami Chamber Orchestra and Orquestra Filarmonía. She was representing Canada at the XVII Sommet de la Francophonie, 2018. Dr. Melik is an invited artist at festivals such as the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, iPalpiti Festival, Festival Classica, Musical Armenia, Strad for Lunch, St.Barth Music Festival, among others. Exploring the unknown repertoire since 2010, she founded the ‘Hidden Treasure International’: a project of research, performance, and lectures of the rarely heard music. As a specialist in music of the Caucasus, Dr. Melik has performed and lectured in venues like Columbia University, Wayne State University, University of Arizona. In October 2017, she has produced the “Hidden Treasure” CD (Yamaha Artist Studio and McGill University) to a great critical acclaim. The musician has also directed a documentary about Armenian composer, Arno Babadjanian which was screened at the POM International Film Festival (Toronto). She now runs the non-for-profit organization named after the composer. Dr. Melik is a laureate of various international compeitions, and a recipient of such grants as the Canada Council for the Arts, the AGBU Arts Fellowship, McGill Graduate Excellence Fellowship, and Paul and Marie Gélinas Bursary. She holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Montreal, and a Doctorate Degree from McGill University. Dr. Melik plays on a 1824 Jean Baptiste Vuillaume violin and Claude Auguste Thomassin bow loaned by the Groupe Canimex.

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