Monica Curro has been Assistant Principal Second Violin of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra since 1998 and was previously a core member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She has played with the Australian World Orchestra, SSO, QSO, TSO, and has been a Guest Concertmaster of WASO and the Auckland Chamber Orchestra.
Monica is currently joint Artistic Director of the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival. Monica was Artistic Director of Melbourne’s Women in Music Festival 2019-20, and since 2022 has curated the “Music at McClelland” series at McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery.
Monica is sought after as a public speaker, giving regular pre-concert talks and conversations for major concert presenters, as well as keynote addresses at universities and educational organizations. Monica is a founding member of acclaimed ensemble PLEXUS, which since launching in 2014 has commissioned and premiered more than 110 new works.
