Chicago Philharmonic's Inaugural Artist in Residence Program
Njioma Grevious
Described as “superb” by the Chicago Classical Review, violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious is an emerging, passionate and versatile solo, chamber and orchestral musician and performer. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a winner of its John Erskine Prize for scholastic and artistic achievement, and in 2024 was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant. In 2023, Njioma won the Grand Prize of the Concert Artist Guild (CAG) and the Young Classical Artist Trust (YCAT) CAG Elmaleh Competition, as well as the Robert F. Smith First Prize and the Audience Choice awards in the Senior Division of the Sphinx Competition. In 2022, she was the winner of concerto competitions at the University of Delaware and the Newark Symphony Orchestra. Njioma was also a winner of the Music Academy of the West Keston-Max Fellowship to study and perform in the London Symphony Orchestra in November 2022. She won First Prizes for Performance and Interpretation in the 2018 Prix Ravel in Fontainebleau, France.
Over a three-year residency, Grevious will engage in:
Symphonic Concerts
Masterclasses
Coaching
Mentorship
Community Outreach and Engagement
This residency highlights her exceptional talent while strengthening the orchestra’s connection to the community.
April 15, 2025
Tuesday
Private Event – Community Engagement:
UChicago Laboratory Schools
10:20 AM – 11:10 AM
Performance and interview with high school orchestra students
Private Event – Community Engagement:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago – Rusu-McCartin Club
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Interactive program and performance
April 16, 2025
Wednesday
Private Event – Community Engagement:
Chicago Blackhawks Community Program
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Workshop and performance
April 17, 2025
Thursday
Public Event – Student Concert
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie St., Chicago, IL
Free and open to the public!
Public Event – Artist in Residence Showcase
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie St., Chicago, IL
Presented by the Chicago Philharmonic
Featuring Njioma Grevious with Chamber Musicians of the Chicago Philharmonic
Conducted by Scott Speck, Principal Conductor & Artistic Director