Aisslinn Nosky
Artistic Leader
A unique and dynamic violinist, Aisslinn Nosky has captivated audiences around the world with her innovative interpretations and impeccable technique. Her fierce passion for early music and skill as a soloist, director, and conductor has generated robust appreciation by press and audiences alike. Hailed as “superb” by The New York Times and “a fearsomely powerful musician” by The Toronto Star, widespread demand for Aisslinn continues to grow.
As a soloist and director Aisslinn has collaborated with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Holland Baroque, Portland Baroque Orchestra and Juilliard415. She was a core member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra from 2005 to 2016. Aisslinn served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Niagara Symphony from 2016 to 2019 and has been Guest Artist-in-Residence of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra since 2019.
Aisslinn was a member of the Eybler Quartet from 2004-2022. In addition to producing many critically acclaimed recordings, the Eybler Quartet developed and served on the faculty of EQ: Evolution of the String Quartet at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. EQ is an intensive summer course for emerging artists which celebrates the lineage of the string quartet, both as a historical genre and as a freshly invigorated practice in the 21st century.
Since 2011, Aisslinn has served as concertmaster of the Handel and Haydn Society. Founded in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston is one of the world’s longest continuously performing musical organizations. Their most recent recordings of the complete Mozart violin concerti with Aisslinn as soloist and director was released in 2023 on the CORO label.
A passionate educator, Aisslinn has been on faculty at Amherst Early Music Festival, the International Baroque Institute of Longy, Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, and The Banff Centre. She has given masterclasses, workshops and performances at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the New England Conservatory of Music, and the Juilliard School. Aisslinn is currently Instructor of Violin at Mount Holyoke College in Massachussets.
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