Nadezda Soroka is currently a member of the Louisville Orchestra; the 2024-25 season marking her first year with the ensemble. She began her violin studies in various styles of Canadian fiddle music and started her classical training after joining the Edmonton Youth Orchestra. Nadezda is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, the USC Thornton School of Music, and Carnegie Mellon University. At USC, she was a core member of the Thornton Baroque Sinfonia and won second prize in the school’s Bach Competition. Her primary teachers are Andres Cardenes, Lina Bahn, and Henry Gronnier. Other significant mentors include Dr. Jonathan Girard, Kenneth Friedman, Rena Sharon, Minju Kim, Christopher Wu, Adam and Rotem Gilbert, and Agata Miklavc.

What do you enjoy most about performing with the Louisville Orchestra?

Learning and performing all the amazing new works by our Creator Corps composers!

In what ways do you think the Louisville Orchestra can make the greatest impact on our community?

Integrating works from a diverse array of living composers into our standard repertoire, and bringing our music into schools.