meg cohen
violinist · violist · artistic director · educator
about
Meg is a Naarm-based violinist and violist 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, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, the Penny and Partridge quartets, and toured the country with Opera Australia. Internationally, she was academist with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the award-winning Geist Quartet, travelling across the US and Canada, Germany, France and Italy.Meg holds Bachelor (Hons) and Masters degrees from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and is a graduate of the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. She is also an avid commissioner, having funded a string quartet from Louis Stevens, a trio for Wattleseed from Jakub Jankowski, and an EP of new works by Chloe Kim for Moirai, entitled When the Moon Wears Mask. Meg founded and directed the Sydney Baroque Music Festival from 2013–18.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 2025, NextGen launched 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
Oct 1 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ MRC
Oct 2 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Bunjil Place tickets
Oct 3 Mozart Oboe Quartet at Australasian Double Reed Society National Conference @ Monash Clayton
Oct 4 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ MRC tickets
Oct 9 Melbourne Baroque Orchestra @ Holy Trinity Williamstown tickets
Oct 10 Melbourne Baroque Orchestra @ Our Lady Middle Park tickets
Oct 21 Australian Art Orchestra for Melbourne International Jazz Festival @ Bunjil Place tickets
Oct 29 Genesis Baroque Recital @ Kelvin ClubNov 1 Duo Elementi @ The Church, Sydney enter ballot
Nov 8 Sarah Thompson album launch @ Tempo Rubato tickets
Nov 13 ANAM Guest Musician @ St Kilda Town Hall tickets
Nov 26 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ MRC tickets
Nov 27 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ McAuley Hall, Geelong tickets
Nov 28 Sarah Thompson album launch @ Church St Studios, Sydney tickets
Nov 29 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ MRC ticketsDec 8 Wattleseed Ensemble house concert @ Sydney
Dec 10 Wattleseed Ensemble @ Phoenix Central Park tickets