Port Jefferson Middle Violinist Wins Young Performers Competition

Annalisa Welinder, an eighth-grade violinist at Port Jefferson Middle School, recently placed first in the Island Symphony Orchestra’s Young Performers Competition.

Welinder, who has been playing since the age of three, will now have the opportunity to perform with the Island Symphony Orchestra at a concert on May 3 at Suffolk Community College’s Van Nostrand Theatre.

This is not the first time that Welinder, who has received extensive training at the Meadowmount School of Music, has been recognized for her talents. In 2014, she won first place in the Sound Symphony Orchestra’s annual solo competition. She also took second place in the Long Island Philharmonic’s 26th annual Young Artist Competition.

Welinder is also a member of the World Alliance Chamber Orchestra, has served as concertmaster and principal second violin for the Julliard pre-college string ensemble and performed at the Oyster Bay Chamber Music Festival, as well as for the Stony Brook University Seawolves during the opening ceremony.

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District

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