French Horn
Jessica Appolinario
About
Boston-based musician Jessica Appolinario started playing the french horn when she was 8 years old. By the age of 12, she was a member of the Sao Paulo State Youth Orchestra, and a student at the Centre for Music Studies Tom Jobim, in Brazil. Jessica was awarded a full scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Horn Performance. There she won several competitions, and was invited to perform at the Berlin Philharmonic Academy auditions in Germany.
After graduating college in North Carolina, Jessica moved to Massachusetts, where she obtained her Master’s degree in Horn performance at the New England Conservatory. Jessica has attended prestigious music festivals like the Brevard Music Center, Vianden International Music Festival in Luxembourg, Aspen Music Festival (where she was awarded a fellowship for two years in a row) among others. She has appeared in some of the world’s most famous music halls including Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Symphony Hall, and the Berliner Philharmonie. Today, in addition to being a soloist and performing with orchestras, Jessica enjoys teaching the horn and playing chamber music.
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