Violinist Monica Germino (USA/The Netherlands) is on the cutting edge of new music. Hailed by The Sunday Times (UK) as a ‘striking presence’ whose ‘virtuosity was exhilarating’, she has premiered innovative works in such venues as Queen Elizabeth Hall, Barbican Centre, Alice Tully Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, MASS MoCA, Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, Berliner Festspiele, Holland Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Queensland Biennial Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Bergen International Festival, Ultima Festival and the Prague Spring Festival. She performs often as a soloist and chamber musician with London Sinfonietta, Asko|Schönberg Ensemble, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Orkest de Volharding, MusikFabrik, Ostravská banda, Remix and Oslo Sinfonietta. Monica is co-founder of the international four-member ensemble ELECTRA, which commissions composers from all over the world. She has recorded for Attacca Records, Basta Music and BMOP, as well as numerous discs with the Asko|Schönberg Ensemble for Deutsche Grammophon, Nonesuch and Philips. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

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