meg cohen
violinist · violist · artistic director · educator
about
Meg is a Naarm-based violinist and violist involved in diverse projects – from chamber and orchestral musician, baroque violinist and violist, to artistic director of Moirai, Wattleseed Ensemble and Duo Elementi.She has performed at all the major festivals and venues across the country, recorded multiple albums with ABC Classics, and was a Freedman Fellowship nominee in 2023. Meg has performed with ensembles such as the Melbourne Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Genesis Baroque, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, the Penny and Partridge quartets, and toured the country with Opera Australia. Internationally, she was academist with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the award-winning Geist Quartet, travelling across the US and Canada, Germany, France and Italy.Meg holds Bachelor (Hons) and Masters degrees from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and is a graduate of the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. She is also an avid commissioner, having funded a string quartet from Louis Stevens, a trio for Wattleseed from Jakub Jankowski, and an EP of new works by Chloe Kim for Moirai, entitled When the Moon Wears Mask. Meg founded and directed the Sydney Baroque Music Festival from 2013–18.With three other core members of Genesis Baroque, Meg formed NextGen in 2023. Together, they are creating NextGen Kids, a unique and engaging participatory music performance for young children. In 2025, NextGen launched Genesis Baroque's Emerging Artists Program.Meg's current projects focus on developing inclusive music-making experiences with and for others, embracing and exploring jazz, folk and improvisatory musical styles, and bringing great music to the regions.
media
video 1: Meg performs George Benjamin's A Lullaby for Lalit
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video 2: Wattleseed Ensemble performs Da Lounge Bar
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video 3: Louis Stevens' Imperfect Cycles commissioned by Meg
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upcoming concerts & gigs
Apr 18 Moirai @ Wagga Wagga Weekender Festival tickets
Apr 24 Wattleseed Ensemble @ Elder Conservatorium tickets
Apr 26 Wattleseed Ensemble @ Mt Lofty Music Society ticketsMay 1 Melbourne Classical Quartet with Kim Tan (Flute) @ Williamstown tickets
May 2 MCQ with Kim Tan @ Richmond tickets
May 3 MCQ with Kim Tan @ Daylesford tickets
May 7 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ MRC tickets
May 8 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Yackandandah tickets
May 9 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ Mornington tickets
May 10 Melbourne Chamber Orchestra @ MRC tickets
May 16 Genesis Baroque Sextets @ Flinders tickets
May 17 Genesis Baroque Sextets @ Warragul tickets
May 19 Genesis Baroque Sextets @ East Melbourne tickets
May 24 THE UNREELZ @ Ceres (free gig)
May 30 Voiceless Mass @ Rising Festival tickets