Nora Scheller
Second Violin
A native of Minnesota, violinist Nora Scheller joined the Minnesota Orchestra’s second violin section in September 2024. She is returning to her home state from Dallas, Texas, where she held a position with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for 10 years, working under Jaap van Zweden and Fabio Luisi. Before joining the Dallas Symphony she studied with Alex Kerr at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where, at 19, she was one of the youngest musicians ever to be accepted into the artist diploma program.
Scheller has performed nationally and internationally at some of the world’s greatest concerts halls, and she has been invited to participate in the Aspen, Breckenridge, Verbier and Bravo Vail music festivals. In addition to her orchestral work, she is a devoted chamber musician, having performed alongside such musicians as Alex Kerr, Eric Kim, Peter McGuire, Nathan Olson and Jorja Fleezanis. She plays on a 2005 David Folland violin.