About
Nerissa Du is a 16-year-old violist from Sydney. She attends Meriden School for Girls on a full music scholarship and is part of the Rising Stars Open Academy Program at the Sydney Conservatorium. She studies there on a Victor Cromack and Melba Harris Cromack Memorial scholarship with Stuart Johnson, violist in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She has achieved numerous accolades, notably achieving a distinction on her LMusA diploma in 2022. She frequently participates in competitions, most recently travelling to Singapore to compete, where she was awarded 1st place in her category. Nerissa is an enthusiastic member of her school’s orchestras and chamber ensembles, regularly playing in concerts and eisteddfods, participating also in masterclasses and music workshops. Nerissa has played with the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 2022, taking part in the ACO Academy and performing with some of Australia’s finest young musicians and tutors. Additionally, as a chamber musician, under the guidance of Janet Davies in the Rising Stars Program, she was a member of the Lumina Quartet, and together, they progressed to the finals of the 2024 Strike a Chord Competition, held in Melbourne Recital Hall. They were awarded the Flinders Quartet Mentorship Prize, which they are excited and honoured to take part in to improve and refine their performance technique and communication.
Australian Youth Orchestra
