Violist

Biography

Originally from Spain, I spent the past ten years living in Norway, where i studied the bachelor’s degree in viola and practical pedagogic studies at University of Stavanger with Ellen Nisbeth and Davis Sliecans. During my studies I have been a member of different chamber ensembles such as Peiskos String Quartet, Aureus Trio, Edda Strykekvartett, Malia String Duo with whom I have had the chance to develop as a chamber musician. I have also played regularly with Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and Bergen Youth Chamber Orchestra.

I have also participated and performed in several chamber music festivals and courses like Voksenåsen summer academy in Oslo, Båstad chamber music festival in Sweden, New Millenium Chamber Music Academy in Budapest, Zemstov Masterclasses in the Netherlands, and a String Quartet course organised by the Marmen Quartet in Malmö, Sweden.

The past few years I have had the opportunity to take masterclasses and private lessons with Isabel Villanueva, Travis Maril, Bryony Gibson-Cornish, Phil Ying, Mark Holloway, Asbjørn Nørgaard, Ida Bryhn, and Mikhail Zemstov.

After my bachelor I worked as a violin teacher in Eigersund kulturskole (Norway) where I taught violin individually and in group lessons and oversaw music theory and music history lessons. At the moment, I am pursuing a master’s degree in viola performance at Maastricht Conservatory with Julia Dinerchtein and I am working on a wide range of projects, ranging from improvisation to contemporary music and electronically enhanced performance to chamber music. I play on a viola by Rafael Melenchon modelled after the “Archinto” Stradivarius viola from 1969, made in 2012 in Madrid, Spain.

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Repertoire list

Viola and orchestra

Viola concerto in D major Op. 1, Carl Philipp Stamitz

Viola concerto, William Walton

Romanza Op. 85, Max Bruch

Viola solo

Cello suite n. 1 in G major BWV 1007, J.S. Bach

Cello suite n. 2 in D minor BWV 1008, J.S. Bach

Cello suite n. 3 in C major BWV 1009, J.S. Bach

Suite no. 4, Franz Vigy

Partita nr. 2 in D minor BWV 1004, J.S. Bach

Fantasia n. 1 for violin solo, Telemann

Viola and piano

Marchenbilder for piano and viola Op. 113, Robert Shumann

Adagio and Allegro Op. 70, Robert Shumann

Viola sonata No. 2 Op. 120, Johannes Brahms

Arpeggione sonata in A minor D. 821, Franz Shubert

Elegie Op. 44, Alexander Glasunow

Viola sonata "La Caula", Jose Cervello

Lachrymae for viola and piano Op. 48, Benjamin Britten

Chamber music

Quintet in C major D. 956, F. Shubert

Trio for viola, cello and piano Op. 114, J. Brahms

String Quartet No. 1 Op. 44, F. Mendelssohn

Flute quartet in D major K.285, W. A. Mozart

String trio in G minor, Jean Sibelius

Pastoral religioso, Ludvig Irgens-Jensen

String Quartet No. 3 Op. 18, Ludwig van Beethoven

Duett Mitt Szwei Obligaten Augenglasern WoO 32, Ludwig van Beethoven

Duo i C dur for violin and viola, Jean Sibelius

String Quartet No. 2 in D major, Aleksandr Borodin

Octet Op. 17, Niels Gade

Grand Sextet in Eb major, Mikhail Glinka

String Quartet No. 17 in Bb major, W. A. Mozart

Inventions No. 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13 (arranged for viola and cello), J.S. Bach

String Trio in Bb major D.471, Franz Shubert

String Quartet No. 3 Op. 79 "Fifths", J. Haydn

String Quartet No. 6 Op. 80 in F minor, Felix Mendelssohn