Born: April 2nd, 1983:
Education:
2006— 2007 Australian National University School of Music, Canberra, Australia. Postgraduate Performance Diploma
2001—2005 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Bachelor of Arts. Concentration on Music Performance, Classical Clarinet and Music History
1997—2001 Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) School, New York City. High school Degree. Valedictorian
Additional Courses and Teachers:
2008— Hermann Stefánsson
2007—2008 Lessons with Martin Fröst, Staffan Mårtensson, Hermann Stefánsson
2006—2007 Alan Vivian
Master class with Philipe Cuper, Dmitri Ashkenazy and Paul Dean
2001—2005 Susan Martula
2004 Master class with David Krakauer; lessons with Mark Nuccio and Larry Guy
2002—2003 C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival, Long Island. Intense Music Performance course for Chamber and Orchestral Music
1992-2001 Miriam Lockhart, Steve Hartmann and Larry Guy
Major Solo Performances:
2008 Performance at Norwegian Church of New York with music of Weber and Poulenc
2007 Performance at Hellenic Club of Canberra in Celebration of EU 50th Anniversary
Solo Recital at the Swedish Embassy.
2006 Three Solo Recitals at A.N.U. with music by Brahms, Debussy, Mozart, Poulenc, Stravinsky and Weber.
Two Solo Recitals at the Swedish Embassy of Australia.
2005 Performance at Skidmore College with Skidmore Orchestra as winner of Concerto competition in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
2004 Performance at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall with Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra in Crussel’s Clarinet Concerto
2001—2005 Solo Recitals Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year at Skidmore College
1995—2003, 2005, 2007 Performances at Confidencen Theatre with Ivan Renliden with music of Krommer, Mozart, and Weber
Orchestral Highlights:
2007 Prokofiev "Classical" Symphony, Messiean Oiseaux Exotiques, Berlioz Beatrice und Benedict overture
2006 Mahler 4th Symphony, Brahms 4th Symphony and Schubert 9th Symphony
2001—2005 Brahms 2nd Symphony and Academic Overture, Dvorak 9th Symphony, Saint-Saens 3rd Symphony, Tchaikovsky 6th Symphony, Verdi La forza del Destino Overture
Chamber Music Highlights:
2007 Mozart Obbligato Arias 'Parto, ma tu ben mio' and 'Non piu di fiori"
2006 Mendelssohn Concertpiece, Saint-Saens Tarantella
2001—2005 Beethoven Sextet and Octet, Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Kegelstatt Trio, Octet and Quintet for Piano and Winds, Nielsen Quintet, Ravel Introduction and Allegro and Schubert Octet
Honors:
2007 SWEA. Sigrid Paskells stipendium för Scenkonsterna
American Scandinavian Society Cultural Grant
2005 Skidmore College Concerto Competition Winner
2004 Skidmore College Concerto Competition, second place
2003 C.W. Post Weiser Scholarship Award for outstanding woodwind
2002 C.W. Post Concerto Competition, second place. Binkowski Scholarship Award for outstanding woodwind