Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra violinist Victoria Noyes, studied at the Academy of Music in Vienna, Austria, and is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music under the tutelage of Ivan Galamian and Jascha Brodsky. Born in Oneida, New York, she grew up in the Washington area where her teachers were Marius Thor and Miran Kojian. Locally, she has twice appeared in recital at the Phillips Collection, and is active in many ensembles. She has performed extensively in Europe and the United States with recitals, chamber music, and opera.