Meet Nokuthula Ngwenyama

Nokuthula Ngwenyama's acclaimed appearances as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician garner great attention, as 'her highly-strung, all-stops-out performances show she belongs to the chosen few (The Strad).'

Ms. Ngwenyama came to international attention when she won the Primrose Competition and Young Concert Artists International Auditions at age 17. Her debut recitals in Washington, D. C. at the Kennedy Center and in New York at the 92nd Street 'Y' were widely praised, and in 1997 she received an Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Highlights of Ms. Ngwenyama's 2003-2004 season included appearances with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in celebration of their inaugural season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. She also joined forces with Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, Ms. Ngwenyama "fascinated on viola and violin during recital (The Washington Post)" at the National Academy of Sciences, the Kennedy Center, and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

Ms. Ngwenyama has performed throughout the United States, including appearances with the Atlanta, Baltimore, Indianapolis, and National Symphony orchestras. She has been heard in recital at Tokyo's Suntory Hall, the Louvre, the Ford Center in Toronto, the Maison de Radio France, and the White House. She has also appeared at such festivals as Marlboro, Spoleto USA, the Italian Bolzano and Este Festivals, and the Festival de Radio France.

Born in California of Zimbabwean-Japanese parentage, Ms. Ngwenyama graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 1996. She attended the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris as a Fulbright scholar, and in 2002 received a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard University. Ms. Ngwenyama's recordings can be found on EDI.