Judith Ingolfsson
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Judith Ingolfsson (born in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an internationally known violinist. She plays a violin made by Lorenzo Guadagnini in 1750.{{cite web |date= |title=Judith Ingolfsson |url=http://www.judithingolfsson.com |accessdate=2016-09-04 |publisher=Judith Ingolfsson}}
Early life
She began to play violin at age three, and debuted as a soloist in Germany already at age eight. She studied with Jascha Brodsky at the Curtis Institute of Music. She then studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music under David Cerone and Donald Weilerstein.
Career
Judith Ingolfsson won first prize at the 1998 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. She was also a prize winner at the 1998 Concert Artists Guild Competition{{cite web | url=https://www.concertartists.org/competition-winners | title=Past Winners }} and the 1997 International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini".{{cite web | url=https://www.premiopaganini.it/history/previous-editions/edition-1997?tag=48&edition_year=48 | title=Edition 1997 | PremioPaganini }} In 1999 she was honored by National Public Radio as Debut Artist of the Year, and in 2001 received the Chamber Music America/WQXR Record Award for her debut CD with works by Bloch, Rorem, Bach, and Wieniawski.
In 2008 Judith became Professor of Violin at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart . Since 2019, she has served as Professor of Violin at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.{{cite web | url=https://peabody.jhu.edu/faculty/judith-ingolfsson/ | title=Judith Ingolfsson | Peabody Institute }}
Judith has performed with renowned orchestras across the globe, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Washington's National Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Chamber Orchestra of Tokyo, and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. Her repertoire spans a wide range of musical styles and periods, showcasing her versatility as an artist.
In addition to her orchestral engagements, Judith has given recitals at prestigious venues worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, Reykjavík Arts Festival, and Tokyo Metropolitan Art Center. She is also an active chamber musician, collaborating with various ensembles such as the Avalon and Miami String Quartets, the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
She performs regularly with Vladimir Stoupel as the Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel.{{cite web | url=https://www.ingolfsson-stoupel-duo.com/home | title=Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel }} Judith and Stoupel are the artistic directors of the festival “Aigues-Vives en Musiques”https://aiguesvivesenmusiques.org/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} in southern France, which they co-founded in 2009, as well as the festival “The Last Rose of Summer” in Berlin.{{cite web | url=https://www.ingolfsson-stoupel-duo.com/the-last-rose-of-summer | title=Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel - the Last Rose of Summer }} This cooperation has included a project with visual artist Maryleen Schiltkamp.altermidi, "L'art brise le silence: LiveART avec Maryleen Schiltkamp - Je commence et je m'arrête en même temps que la musique. Et pour moi, c'est souvent une expérience très intense et bouleversante." (Art Breaks the Silence: LiveART with Maryleen Schiltkamp - I start and stop at the same time as the music. And for me, it is often a very intense and moving experience.), 9 September 2023 https://altermidi.org/2023/09/09/liveart-avec-maryleen-schiltkamp/
Discography
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://judithingolfsson.com}} of Judith Ingolfsson
- [http://www.ingolfsson-stoupel-duo.com/ Website] of the Ingolfsson – Stoupel Duo
- [https://peabody.jhu.edu/faculty/judith-ingolfsson/ Faculty Page] at the [https://peabody.jhu.edu/ Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University]
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