About Me

I am a professional violinist / pianist
And semi professional classical ballet dancer and have some acting experience.

Acting

Presenting

Modelling

Music

Dancing

Entertainment

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

1973-1982 (school years, age 10-19) Musical and Theatre experience
-Two prizes in “Jugend Musiziert” competition, violin section
-Successful acting audition for production of “Gullivers Travel” for Bremerhaven
Town Theatre
- from 1980-1982 Extra work as dancer in Bremerhaven Town Theatre for various
productions like Musicals/Operettas: “Can-Can”, “Eine Nacht in Venedig”, Ballet: “The magic toy shop”

Qualifications & Training

1970: start of ballet training at Bremerhaven State Theatre
1971: start of violin lessons
1973: start of piano lessons
1982-1988 (study years):
Hochschule für Musik Heidelberg/Mannheim and 
Hochschule Für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Hamburg 
(violin, piano, conducting and voice training)
-1986 (Move to United Kingdom)
Violin Studies with Prof Yfrah Neaman in London (LGSM violin performers and
teaching diplomas)
-Continuation of ballet training with Romayne Grigorova at Royal Opera House
Covent Garden.
- 2010 -2012 Part time acting classes at Central School of Drama.

Other Information

Relevant Skills

violinist
pianist
classical ballet

Interests & Hobbies

Poker

Miscellaneous Information

(violin/viola/piano):
Job held in BBC Radio Orchestra (1989-1991)
Freelance orchestral work: Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, various freelance Orchestras, West End shows, Film sessions, CD production incl. Jules Holland, West End Musical cast recordings.
Chamber Music: Solarek Piano Trio: Concerts in Britain (incl. Purcell Room, St David’s Hall Cardiff, St Johns Smith Square), Germany, Spain.
BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM broadcasts with various chamber groups incl. Feinstein Ensemble and Kontraste.
Television appearances:
“Alas Smith and Jones”, Pop video: Westlife, Top of the pops: Stereophonics
- 1987-1990 piano accompanist for various ballet classes and ballet exams at
White Lodge
-1988-1991 pianist in Woodhouse/Solarek duo (mandolin and piano),concerts in
music clubs around Britain
- Accompanist for various associated board grade exams (ongoing)
- 2005 -2011 Leader of North London Symphony Orchestra (amateur orch).
Conducting string sectionals
- since 2012 Leader of Fortismere community orchestra (amateur orch).
Conducting string sectionals
-since since 2013 Leader of North London Sinfonia (amateur orch).
Conducting string sectionals


Educational experience
-1991-1993 Peripatetic violin teaching at Kent music school including orchestral
conducting
-1993-95 violin teaching at Harpenden Musical
-1994-96 Peripatetic violin teaching at Royal Holloway University
-1997-02 violin deputy teacher at Junior Royal college of Music
-1993-02 Concerts and Master Classes with trio Kontraste at Belfast University
- 2000-02 Da Capo Foundation - early years musical education
- since 1997 viola coaching at annual ECSOC Orchestral Course in Guernsey
- 2002 -2004 Chamber music coaching at annual Da capo course at Leiston
Abbey
- since 2007 Working being part of several Milton Keynes Creative Partnership
and Outreach Projects: ‘Birds’ Outreach Tour, Workshops in primary schools,
Composition/Improvisation with GCSE students.
- since 2009 founder, tutor and dance coach of Arpeggione Residential and non
residential viola courses. www.arpeggione.org
- since 1998 private teaching (violin, viola, piano) from home
(adults and children, all ages, all levels)
- since 2007 Administrator of Youth Music Centre (www.youthmusiccentre.org)