Alissa Smith

Alissa Smith, violist, holds music degrees from the Australian National University and Juilliard, where she was a Teaching Fellow. Her chamber music experience has included recitals at Carnegie Hall; performances at the Park City, Aspen, Lincoln Center, and Verbier music festivals; and a residency with the Emerson String Quartet. A versatile performer on modern and baroque violas, Alissa has appeared with The Knights at the Tanglewood, Caramoor and Ravinia Festivals and performed with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, New York City Ballet, Klangforum Wien and others. International festival appearances include the Sydney Festival and Istanbul International Jazz Festival. As a baroque violist Alissa has performed with NYBI, The Sebastians, Opera Lafayette, Tempesta di Mare, and recorded with Clarion, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and Apollos Fire, as well as Maria Schneider’s Grammy-winning album “Winter Morning Walks”.