Rachell Ellen Wong

Violinist Rachell Ellen Wong is a unique performer equally at home in Baroque and standard violin repertoire. In 2020, she made history as the only Baroque artist to receive the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Her blend of technical virtuosity on gut strings, expressive musicianship, and understanding of period performance practices has earned international acclaim and a dedicated following. Named “most approachable virtuoso” by the New York Classical Review, Wong has appeared as a soloist across six continents and collaborated with esteemed ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, Jupiter Ensemble, Bach Collegium Japan, The English Concert, and Ruckus.

Equally accomplished on modern violin, she debuted publicly with Philharmonia Northwest at age 11 and has performed as a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Seattle Symphony, among others. Wong also teaches for the Valley of the Moon Music Festival in Sonoma, CA.

Recent appearances include the New World Symphony, Camerata Pacifica, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Ilumina Festival in São Paulo, Reno Chamber Orchestra, the Northwest Sinfonietta, and the Rome Chamber Music Festival. Among her many awards, Wong won the inaugural Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she studied at the University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University, and the Juilliard School, where she was a Kovner Fellow. She performs on a Baroque violin from the school of Joachim Tielke ca. 1700, and a 1953 Carlo de March violin, and currently resides in New York City with her two bunnies.