Alexis MEschter violin

Award-winning violinist Alexis Meschter has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in North America and Europe. In March 2018, Alexis was invited to join the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on their tour of Poland. He joined the orchestra as their youngest member in 2018. In the summer of 2019, Alexis was invited to join the Central City Opera Orchestra as their concertmaster. Alexis moved to California in September of 2019 and currently plays with the Pacific Symphony.

Previously, Alexis was the first prize winner of the William Marbury Competition at the Peabody Institute and of the LISMA Foundation International Competition on Long Island, NY. In past seasons, he has performed at The Banff Centre, Scotia Festival of Music, Summit Music Festival, Casalmaggiore International Music Festival, and the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute.

A firm proponent of performing music across many genres, Alexis performed at the TED Summit Concert at The Banff Centre with the cellist Joshua Roman, the Nigerian singer Iyeoka, and the Kenyan rock star Blinky Bill and his band. Alexis strives to bring his music to underserved communities and diverse spaces, partnering with the Creative Access Program in Baltimore as well as the Yellow Barn Music Haul Initiative on tour across the United States. He is also a founding member of Project MainStream, a YouTube channel dedicated to the appreciation of both classical and popular music, featuring the collaborations of classical musicians.

Alexis frequently appears on the multi-styled Celtic to Classical concert series in Southern Delaware fusing classical music with Bluegrass, Irish fiddle, and New Age selections.

Alexis Meschter studied at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto with the renowned Russian violinist and teacher Victor Danchenko.

News and Updates

Spring Serenades: Peabody Students Bring pop-up CONCERTS to Johns Hopkins Campuses

In the midst of the pre-finals frenzy yesterday, two Peabody musicians arrived in Levering Hall on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, folding music stands and violin cases in tow. Momentarily, everyone looked up from their laptops as the sounds of classical music filled the lounge.

"Come hear what you've been missing," read a poster announcing the surprise performance.

The duo, Peabody students Daisy Rho and Alexis Meschter, were on campus for Pop-Up Peabody, a series of pop-up concerts scheduled throughout the day at different sites across the university's Homewood, East Baltimore, and Harbor East campuses. Vocalists, cellists, saxophonists, and other musicians popped up unexpectedly throughout the late afternoon, to the pleasant surprise of students and other onlookers.

At Levering, students applauded and cheered, pausing to snap photos on their phones. Within 20 minutes, the concert concluded and the pair packed up and hurried to the Beach for another unannounced concert.

"Peabody musicians are always looking for more ways to connect with our communities," Meschter said. "We thought these short, unannounced concerts might be a pleasant surprise for our Hopkins family during this stressful time of year."

Project MainStream

Project MainStream is an upcoming video channel on YouTube dedicated to the appreciation of both classical and popular music, featuring the collaborations of classical musicians. The goal of this channel is to bridge the gap between the genres and introduce more classical sounds to the mainstream musical culture of today. With vibrant visuals and exciting performances, the channel will provide fun and innovative music videos of classical music, pop covers, and anything in-between.

We experience the incredible joy, exploration and adventure that classical music brings us every day; now we want the world to experience with us. Come with us and fall in love, travel to new worlds and live another life through classical music.

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