Grace Medina

Violinist. Born in Bloomington, Indiana (USA), Grace Medina began studying music at the age of 4 with the Suzuki Method and under her parents’ guidance. She currently holds the first violin position of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires after winning an audition in 1992; in 1989 she had joined Camerata Bariloche, and at present she is the lead of the second violins section. She is also a member of the Cuarteto Promenade since 2012. She studied with Finlay Ferguson and continued as a grant holder with Elías Khayat and the soloists of the Camerata Bariloche (Citibank), Fernando Hasaj (Antorchas Foundation) and Henry Rubin in the Sewanee Summer Music Center where she held the concertmaster position in the Sewanee Symphony and won the Merit Award. She attended masterclasses with S. Accardo, A. Lysy, G. Dicterow, L. Spiller, N. Chumachenco, N. Brainin, P. Thomas and Cuartetos Amadeus and Guarneri. She was part of the Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires between 1992 and 2013. She performed as soloist with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Sinfónica Nacional, Sinfónica de Bahía Blanca, Municipal de Córdoba, Camerata Bariloche, Atlanta Emory Orchestra and Emory Wind Ensemble. She has been also awarded with the 1º Prize of the National Young Musicians Competition (Bahía Blanca, 1994); recording of "Tangos con Gracia" (sponsored by the Córdoba Municipality, 1995); Konex 1999, as a member of the Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires; Emory Chamber Society of Atlanta (2002) and Highland Cashiers Festival, North Carolina (2003) guest artist, and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album 2005 for "Riberas" together with Paquito D’Rivera and the Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires.