Katrin Meidell, Viola

Violist Katrin Meidell, DMA, enjoys a prolific career as a performer, pedagogue, and lecturer. Her diverse abilities have taken her across the USA, to Canada, Finland, Austria, Poland, Brazil, the Netherlands, Thailand, and New Zealand. A strong proponent of new music, she consistently premieres works commissioned by and written for her. In addition to frequent solo and orchestral engagements, she also performs chamber music on a regular basis. She is a founding member of Violet (www.duetviolet.com) with Dr. Elizabeth Crawford, clarinet. Their self-titled debut album, Violet, was released on Albany Records in 2019. 

Meidell has been published in the Journal of the American Viola Society (AVS) and American String Teacher, and was highly involved for eight years with the AVS, culminating in her organizing and hosting the 2022 American Viola Society Festival & 47th International Viola Congress. In July 2024 she returned to the AVS, beginning her three-year tenure as Secretary for the organization.

She is a Karen Tuttle Coordination pedagogue, with recent master class engagements at International Viola Congresses (Thailand and Netherlands), the Poznań International Viola Forum (Poland), Florida State University, University of Alabama, Boston University, the University of North Texas, and many more. Her students are winners of competitions and orchestral positions alike.

An expert in string musician’s health, she regularly presents pedagogical sessions at regional, national, and international conferences. Highlights include presentations, as well as performances, at AVS Festivals (2018, 2020/2021, 2024), the 2017 and 2023 International Viola Congresses, and three presentations at the 2020 American String Teachers Association Conference. Additionally she has been invited to present a special class on set up at the 2025 ASTA National Conference and looks forward to working with ASTA members in March. 

Dr. Meidell is Associate Professor of Viola at the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University, in Georgia. She holds degrees from Boston University, New England Conservatory, and the University of North Texas, where her viola teachers were Michelle LaCourse, Carol Rodland, and Dr. Susan Dubois.

When not working, she enjoys traveling, outdoor activities, and knitting. For more, please visit www.katrinmeidell.com.