meg cohen
violinist · violist · artistic director · educator
about
Meg is a Naarm-based violinist involved in diverse projects – from chamber and orchestral musician, baroque violinist and violist, to artistic director of Moirai, Wattleseed Ensemble and Duo Elementi.She has performed at all the major festivals and venues across the country, recorded multiple albums with ABC Classics, and was a Freedman Fellowship nominee in 2023. Meg has performed with ensembles such as the Melbourne Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Genesis Baroque, and the Australian Haydn Ensemble. Internationally, she was academist with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the award-winning Geist Quartet. Meg founded and directed the Sydney Baroque Music Festival from 2013–18.Meg is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music, and is an incoming PhD candidate and scholarship recipient at Monash University.With three other core members of Genesis Baroque, Meg formed NextGen in 2023. Together, they are creating NextGen Kids, a unique and engaging participatory music performance for young children. In 2026, NextGen will launch Genesis Baroque's Emerging Artists Program.Meg's current projects focus on developing inclusive music-making experiences with and for others, embracing and exploring jazz, folk and improvisatory musical styles, and bringing great music to the regions.
media
video 1: Meg performs George Benjamin's A Lullaby for Lalit
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video 2: Wattleseed Ensemble performs Da Lounge Bar
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video 3: Louis Stevens' Imperfect Cycles commissioned by Meg
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upcoming concerts & gigs
Oct 17 Inventi performs Scheherezade @ Trawool Estate tickets
Oct 19 Melbourne International Jazz Festival with Monash Art Ensemble tickets
Oct 26 Genesis Baroque string quartet @ Fish Creek tickets
Oct 28 Genesis Baroque string quartet @ East Melbourne tickets
Oct 31 Georgia Fields with string quartet @ Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo ticketsNov 8 Genesis Baroque string quartet @ Christchurch Daylesford tickets
Nov 19 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham tickets
Nov 20 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Melbourne Recital Centre tickets
Nov 21 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Sacred Heart College, Geelong tickets
Nov 23 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Melbourne Recital Centre tickets
Nov 26 Genesis Baroque & Choir of Trinity College @ Melbourne Recital Centre tickets
Nov 29 Wattleseed Ensemble @ Abbotsford Convent (link soon!)
Nov 30 Wattleseed Ensemble @ Yarragon Studio, Yarragon South tickets