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Sofia Gilchenok, musically described as “both stylish and entrancing” by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, began studying the viola at the age of 3 and is now a flourishing young artist. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Juilliard School under the guidance of Misha Amory, where she is a recipient of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship. Sofia participated twice in the Kronberg Academy’s Viola Masterclasses working with Tabea Zimmermann, is the principal violist of Symphony in C, and frequently appears with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Manhattan Chamber Players, and NOVUS Orchestra. As a guest co-principal, Sofia performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for their 25-26 season-opening concert at Carnegie Hall and tour. An extremely versatile musician, she has performed on both viola and voice with genre-bending and Grammy-winning trio, Time for Three and Juilliard’s fiddle club. Being an avid chamber player as well, Sofia has performed with the Brentano and Parker Quartets as well as members of the Dover and Orion Quartets, among many others, and is excited to be an artist at Marlboro Music Festival for the next few summers. Some of her past festival appearances include Music@Menlo, NUME Academy and Festival, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Sofia was a student of Hsin-Yun Huang and Misha Amory and previously attended Juilliard’s Pre-College Program.