Maria Mendez

Biography

I am a musician, student, currently living in the United States. I am doing my bachelor degree at Montclair State University with Mary Ann Mumm as my primary teacher.

I started my violinist journey at the age of 8 and my orchestral experience two years later. I have participated in several professional orchestras since then such as The youth orchestra of Chacao as concertmaster and the Youth Orchestra Teresa Carreño, having the opportunity to travel on more than 3 tours around the world from Latin America, Europe to Asia.

As a soloist I performed the Dvorak violin concerto op. 53 with the Cantaura youth orchestra in Venezuela, 2015.

In 2016 I moved to Santiago de Chile. I started playing at the National Youth Orchestra of Chile where I was the concertmaster assistance and the first chair of the second violins. Currently I am the concertmaster of the Montclair State University orchestra.

As a violinist, I have been invited to international music festivals in Brasil, Ecuador, Chile, and the United States. I have also participated in many masterclasses with the great musicians such as Leon Spierer, Richard Roberts, Timothy Chooi, Ilmar Gavilan, Jason Posnock, Alessandro Borgomanero, Lynn Chang, Andrey Baranov, among others.