Violinist Nune Melik Dazzles at Carnegie Hall

As soon as Melik entered the stage, all were on her and her striking royal blue ball gown. To those who had never heard her play, she is a vision of elegance and grace, however as soon as her bow hits the strings, she becomes powerful, in control, and confident. Her piece, Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto Op. 47, was performed with passion and  precision, commanding the audience with her talent, leaving the audience speechless.

Melik was born is Siberia and started playing piano at age 6. Seen as a prodigy, she won a full scholarship to attend the Moscow Conservatory, and afterwards she was accepted to attend Montreal University, becoming the youngest student accepted into their master’s program. She graduate in 2011.

She has numerous international awards, notably the AGBU Performing Arts Fellowship, awarded in 2014, an achievement that’s close to her heart. She was chosen to perform in Canada’s Cultural  event for the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in 2015.

Melik is an advocate and proud promoter of classical Armenian composers, performing and exposing this unfamiliar material to an audience of peers and music lovers alike, and is currently recording them on CD.