ARTIST BIO
Michelle Dierx is a violinist from Zoersel, Belgium.
She was taught by Annemieke Corstens at the Young Musicians Academy at the Conservatory in Tilburg (Netherlands) before she moved to Scotland in 2014. Michelle recently graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she received a Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours.
She is currently studying with Gina McCormack and Joseph Swensen.
At the conservatoire, Michelle received the Robert Highgate Scholarship for Violin, the Hilda Anderson Deane Prize and the Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music. This year she has had the opportunity to perform as a freelancer in workshops with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, having additionally worked with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Orchestra, Youth Orchestra Amikejo and the Valkenswaard Chamber Orchestra.
Michelle is also an avid chamber musician. She won the Mabel Glover String Quartet Prize with her quartet in 2017 and is also first violin of the Broen Ensemble and Trio Doyenne.
Her trio got Highly Commended in the 2018 Governor’s Recital Prize for Chamber Music and they recently received first place at the 24th Josep Mirabent i Migrans chamber music competition in Sitges (Spain).
As an orchestral musician Michelle has freelanced with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She has also been concertmaster for the RCS Symphony and Chamber Orchestra.