Ren Martin-Doïké, violin/viola

Violist Ren Martin-Doïké is a versatile musician on a mission to share music with diverse audiences around the world. She has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas as a soloist and member of a diverse range of ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Benny Rietveld Jazz Quintet. Often heard on the radio, Ms. Martin-Doïké has played for broadcasts on Radio France, American Public Radio, National Public Radio, as well as RTHK television in Hong Kong. More recently, she appeared in Love and Death in Montmartre, an RTHK film production for which she also recorded original arrangements.

As an educator, Ms. Martin-Doïké believes that music has the power to  build skills and confidence that empower students to attain success on stage and in life, including thoughtful listening, collaborative creating, and setting and achieving personal goals. She brings to her pupils the best pedagogical training from around the globe, from the Suzuki Method (Japan), to the philosophy of El Sistema (Venezuela), Mimi Zweig String Pedagogy (USA), to the French Conservatory system. Combined with her own pedagogical method, including her forthcoming Meta Scale System, she tailors her approach to help each individual become the musician, and person, they desire to be. 

Ms. Martin-Doïké has enjoyed musical collaborations with such artists as Jaime Laredo, Hilary Hahn and Joshua Bell as well as members of the Johannes and Dover String Quartets, among others. Notable performances this past season include solo recitals at the Festival des Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad (Switzerland) and Fondation des États-Unis (France), concerts with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra, and the premier of Archipelago for solo viola by John B Hedges. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Ms. Martin-Doïké earned her master’s degree from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and is currently a member of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra.