SOPHIA BERNITZ
Violinist
Boston-native Sophia Bernitz is a second year violin Fellow at New World Symphony under music director and creator Michael Tilson Thomas. As an orchestral musician, she has served as Concertmaster and principal second of New World, The Orchestra Now (TON) and the Oberlin Orchestra, as well as a section member of Boston Philharmonic and a substitute with Charleston Symphony. Summer festivals attended include Spoleto Festival U.S.A, Festival Napa Valley, NRO, Brevard, Oberlin-in-Italy, and the Fellowship Quartet Program at Madeline Island.
As a chamber musician, Sophia has worked and performed with the Borromeo, Pacifica, Dover, Muir, Cavani, Jupiter, and Miro quartets. Her most influential coaches have been Merry Peckham, Darrett Adkins, and Peter Slowik. She spent most of her childhood attending Kinhaven Music School, where she first fell in love with chamber music.
She received her BM in violin and viola performance in 2016 from Oberlin College and Conservatory and her masters in violin performance in 2018 from New England Conservatory. Her principal violin teachers have included Kristopher Tong, David Bowlin, Peter Zazofsky, and Carlough Faulkner-Carroll. In a past life, she was a nationally ranked Competitive figure skater. She also enjoys jigsaw puzzles, playing with dogs and singing.
As a chamber musician, Sophia has worked and performed with the Borromeo, Pacifica, Dover, Muir, Cavani, Jupiter, and Miro quartets. Her most influential coaches have been Merry Peckham, Darrett Adkins, and Peter Slowik. She spent most of her childhood attending Kinhaven Music School, where she first fell in love with chamber music.
She received her BM in violin and viola performance in 2016 from Oberlin College and Conservatory and her masters in violin performance in 2018 from New England Conservatory. Her principal violin teachers have included Kristopher Tong, David Bowlin, Peter Zazofsky, and Carlough Faulkner-Carroll. In a past life, she was a nationally ranked Competitive figure skater. She also enjoys jigsaw puzzles, playing with dogs and singing.