Marissa Regni

Marissa Regni is Principal Second Violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra, a position she assumed in September of 1996. Before coming to Washington, D.C., she was a member of the Saint Louis Symphony, where she served as assistant principal second violin. She is a member of the critically acclaimed Manchester String Quartet, and was a founding member of the Kennedy Center Chamber Players.

Marissa Regni is Principal Second Violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra, a position she assumed in September of 1996. Before coming to Washington, D.C., she was a member of the Saint Louis Symphony, where she served as assistant principal second violin. She is a member of the critically acclaimed Manchester String Quartet, and was a founding member of the Kennedy Center Chamber Players. With the Chamber Players, she performed concerts on a transatlantic crossing of the Queen Mary 2. Ms. Regni has also made solo and chamber music appearances throughout the United States, Germany, and Mexico. She has collaborated with such artists as Joseph Silverstein, Julius Baker, The Angeles Quartet, Arturo Delmoni, William Preucil, The Walden Chamber Players, and 20th Century Consort.

Solo appearances with orchestra include the Saint Louis Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Chamber Orchestra, Livingston (New Jersey) Symphony and the Ridgewood (New Jersey) Symphony. Ms. Regni has been a featured artist on National Public Radio and The MacNeil/Lehrer Report.

Most recently, Ms. Regni created a series of children's concerts with harpist Dotian Levalier. Entitled "Tunes ‘n Tales" and "More Tunes ‘n Tales," these programs are designed for children ages three to five. The duo has performed these popular concerts throughout the Washington, D.C. area, to sold-out crowds at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and throughout the United States, as part of the National Symphony Orchestra's American Residencies. In February 2010, Ms. Regni wrote and premiered a children's concert entitled "Fancy That!" In March 2012, she premiered another new children's concert at the Kennedy Center.

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Ms. Regni received her bachelor's and master's degrees and was awarded the School's prestigious Performer's Certificate in Violin. She also has a diploma from The Juilliard School of Music, where she was a student in the Pre-College Division.

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IT'S NSO INSPIRING! Brahms's Symphony No. 2 (Jan. 17-19)

IT'S NSO INSPIRING! Brahms's Symphony No. 2 (Jan. 17-19)

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Marissa Regni discusses what she enjoys about the NSO

Marissa Regni discusses what she enjoys about the NSO

Marissa Regni discusses what she enjoys about the National Symphony

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Marissa Regni discusses how it feels to be a soloist

Marissa Regni discusses how it feels to be a soloist

Marissa Regni discusses how it feels to be a soloist

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Review "At Kennedy Center, A Whale Of a Recital" The Washington Post – Washington, DC (Nov. 15, 2005)

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The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Bach, Mendelssohn & Brahms 10/6/2013 7:30 PM
Musicians of the NSO perform J.S. Bach's Sonata in D major and Mendelssohn's Sonata No.1 in B-flat major--both for cello and piano--as well as Brahms's Piano Trio No. 2 in C major.
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Paganini, Grieg, Leisner & Beethoven 2/9/2014 2:00 PM
Musicians of the NSO perform Paganini's Terzetto Concertante in D major for Viola, Cello, and Guitar, Grieg's Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Leisner's Dances in the Madhouse for Violin and Guitar, and Beethoven's Piano Trio in E-flat major.
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players play Glinka, Colgrass & Brahms 3/9/2014 2:00 PM
Musicians of the NSO perform Glinka's Trio Pathétique in D minor for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano, plus Colgrass's Variations for Four Drums and Viola and Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor.

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