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EDUCATION

From the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA

DMA in Violin Performance and Literature, Theory minor. w. Catherine Tait

MM in Violin Performance and Literature. w. Catherine Tait 

1992

1989

From The Carl Nielsen Academy, Odense, Denmark

Post graduate studies in pedagogy, incl. Suzuki training w. Tove Detreköy

Diploma in Violin. w. Palle Heichelmann 

Diploma in piano. w. Arthur Feldthusen/Rosalind Bevan 

1986-87

1986

1984

Private performance studies, Oslo, Norway 

1984-85. Piano studies. w. Robert Riefling

1984-85. Violin studies. w. Arve Tellefsen and Leif Rasmussen

1984-85

1984-85

Masterclasses/Summer studies

Baroque masterclass, Eastman School, NY. w. Ben Hudson

Quartet seminar, Eastman School. w. Cleveland Quartet

Encore School for Strings, Ohio. w. Dorothy Mauney 

Meadowmount School for Strings, New York. w. Catherine Tait

Lake District Summer Music, England. w. Sylvia Rosenberg/Chilingirian Quartet

Odense, Denmark. w. The Israeli Trio

KammermuCirkus, Denmark. w. Tamas Vetö/Palle Heichelmann

Piano masterclasses. Oslo, Norway. w. Robert Riefling

Chamber music cello/piano. Egeskov, Denmark. w. Mtislav Rostropovitcsch

L’Academia Chigiana, Siena, Italy. w. Franco Gulli 

Hochschule für Music, Vienna, Austria. w. Alexander Jenner

Other masterclass faculty have included: 

Piano: Regina Smendzianka, Georg Vasarhelyi, Elisabeth Klein, Hermann D. Koppel

Violin/Chamber: Abram Loft, Leonid Kogan, Arve Tellefsen, John Celentano

1990

1988-89

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1982-85

1984

1982

1982

Conducting

Lessons/conducting adult string orchestra. Hochstein grant. w. Rachel Lauber

Lessons/conducting student orchestra.The Carl Nielsen Academy selective 

ca. 2014

1985-86

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