Laura Nerenberg

Montreal native, Laura Nerenberg, started playing the violin at 3 and the piano at 7. Laura has performed chamber music, orchestral music, jazz, pop, folk and improvised music all over the National Capital region. She has also performed in Newfoundland, California, Tanzania and beyond. Laura is a founding member of Gatineau, Quebec's premier chamber music group: “Ensemble Prisme.” She also helped found the Ottawa Baroque Consort, the Courage4 jazz quartet, the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra and the Triptych Piano Trio. Since, 2017, she's been a proud member of the truly original Algonquin Ensemble – playing music dedicated to the art, life and legacy of Canadian luminary artist, Tom Thomson. She held leadership roles in the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra as assistant concertmaster and principal second violin from 2000-2011. She was also principal second violin of the now-defunct, “Orchestre des concerts symphoniques de Gatineau.” Laura plays often with Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra and also performs with choirs all over the region, most notably Gatineau's “Choeur classique de l'outaouais,” with whom she recorded in 2017. Always wishing to push herself musically, Laura recently returned to the piano by taking jazz piano lessons.