Emily Scicchitano is a Boston-based violinist whose approach to music-making revolves around emotional expressivity and the exploration of sound. She is currently entering the second year of her master’s program in Violin Performance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, studying with Markus Placci. Before that, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Ithaca College under the mentorship of Calvin Wiersma.

Emily’s musical journey, which places an emphasis on ensemble performance, has been filled with many diverse and gratifying experiences. Her dedicated and sensitive approach to violin has led her to play with ensembles across the country. Before moving to Boston, she served as the concertmaster of the Buffalo Community Orchestra in Buffalo, Minnesota for two years, and also as a season-long substitute of the Sioux City Symphony in Sioux City, Iowa. Most recently, she was placed as the concertmaster of the Boston Conservatory Orchestra, whose concert celebrating Black History Month and featuring Anita Hill was performed at Symphony Hall in Boston.