Sonoko Miriam Welde Violin

Sonoko Miriam Welde is one of the Recent highlights include Mendelssohn, most exciting young violinists to Barber and Sibelius concertos in her emerge from in recent years. debuts with the Bournemouth Born in Bergen in 1996 she made her Symphony, the Trondheim Symphony, debut with the Bergen Philharmonic and Orchestre de Chambre de aged nine and has since gone on to win Lausanne conducted by Joshua the Norwegian Soloist Prize and Virtuos Weilerstein, as well Bruch with the competition, as well as representing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in her Norway in the European Broadcasting debut at London’s Union’s Young Musicians Competition. and Kingston’s Rose Theatre, and She is currently on the Crescendo Tchaikovsky’s Souvenirs d’un lieu cher programme, mentored by Janine with James Gaffigan and the Stavanger Jansen, and is a recipient of a Statoil Symphony Orchestra. Further Talent Scholarship. performances include chamber music at Opera House, Mendelssohn’s Her appearances include concertos Octet at Wigmore Hall with Janine with , Bergen Jansen, recitals at Bergen International Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Festival with Robert Levin, Christian Orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester Ihle Hadland and , and “It was a delight to hear Welde's Köln, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, chamber works by Shostakovich at natural affinity with her Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Rosendal Festival with Marc-Andre instrument.” Kremerata Baltica, Zagreb Soloists, Oslo Hamelin. In the current season, she Magnus Andersson, Camerata, and the Estonian Chamber looks forward to her return to Bergen Klassekampen Orchestra with conductors including Festival, and the release of her debut Andrew Litton, Johannes Gustavsson, recording with LAWO Classics. Peter Szilvay and Edward Gardner.

Sonoko currently studies with Janine An enthusiastic chamber musician, Jansen in Switzerland, and studied Sonoko has been championed by Leif formerly with Stephan Barratt Due in Ove Andsnes, with whom she performs Oslo and at the regularly, and has also worked with Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Tabea Zimmermann, Clemens Hagen, Berlin. She has also benefitted from Sergio Tiempo, Enrico Pace and Itamar regular lessons with Vilde Frang and Golan. She appears frequently at the . Bergen International Festival and has given recitals at Grachtenfestival She plays a 1714 Alessandro Gagliano Amsterdam, Risør Chamber Music kindly on loan from Dextra Musica. . Festival, ArtLink Belgrade, Oslo

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