Violaine Melançon

An artist deeply dedicated to the range of violin and chamber music repertoire, violinist Violaine Melançon is sought after both as a performer and a pedagogue. She teaches at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University where she is Associate Professor of Violin, and regularly gives masterclasses and guest teaches at major peer institutions like the New England Conservatory in Boston and the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. 

She served until 2019 on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. Violaine was until 2016 the founding violinist of the Peabody Trio during the ensemble’s life span, and with them actively performed internationally.

These days, Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy, Encore Chamber Music Institute, the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and the Summer Violin Institute at Northwestern University Bienen School of Music in Chicago are where she teaches during the summer months. 

Violaine performs as well on baroque violin and enjoys collaborating in concert with many Canadian and American early music performers.

Her performances can be heard on the Naxos, Artek, CRI, and New World Records labels. www.violainemelancon.com