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Njioma Chinyere Grevious

Described as “superb” by the Chicago Classical Review, violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious is an emerging, passionate and versatile solo, chamber and orchestral musician and performer. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a winner of its John Erskine Prize for scholastic and artistic achievement. Her performances at the 2023 Sphinx Competition earned her both the Robert F. Smith First Prize and the Audience Choice awards. She has appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Philharmonic and the Western Michigan Symphony. In November 2022, Njioma performed in the London Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Music Academy of the West Keston Max orchestral fellowship. She was also the First Prize winner for Performance and Interpretation in the 2018 Prix Ravel chamber music competition in Fontainebleau, France. A frequent chamber music series player, Njioma is also a founding member of the award-winning Abeo Quartet, which has performed in the Schneider Concert Series, Alice Tully Hall,The Kennedy Center, Montreal, and Oslo, Norway. She is currently studying with Ryan Meehan and the Calidore String Quartet at the University of Delaware. Originally from Boston, Njioma was a scholarship recipient for many years through Project STEP, a string training program for black and Latino youth.