Judith Ingolfsson
Judith Ingolfsson (born in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an internationally known violinist. She plays a violin made by Lorenzo Guadagnini in 1750.[1]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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[2] and the 1997 International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini".[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] Judith and Stoupel are the artistic directors of the festival “Aigues-Vives en Musiques”[6] in southern France, which they co-founded in 2009, as well as the festival “The Last Rose of Summer” in Berlin.[7] This cooperation has included a project with visual artist Maryleen Schiltkamp.[8]
Discography
[edit]Year | Album title | Label | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Rebecca Clarke Sonatas for Violin, Viola and Piano | OEHMS Classics: OC 1731 | with Vladimir Stoupel[9] |
2021 | Sonatas for Violin and Piano | OEHMS Classics: OC 491 | Rathaus, Tiessen, Arma with Vladimir Stoupel[10] |
2020 | The Happiest Years | Genuin: 20711 | Schnabel, Erdmann Sonatas for Solo Violin[11] |
2019 | La Belle Époque | Genuin: 19674 | Ysaÿe, Dubois, Franck with Vladimir Stoupel[12] |
2017 | Poulenc, Ferroud & Ravel: Violin Sonatas | Accentus Music: ACC30436 | with Vladimir Stoupel[13] |
2016 | Joseph Holbrooke: Violin Concerto in F, Op. 59 | CPO: 4100515 | with Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt |
2016 | Concert-Centenaire, Vol. I | Accentus Music: ACC303711 | Stephan, Magnard with Vladimir Stoupel[14] |
2016 | Concert-Centenaire, Vol. II | Accentus Music: ACC303712 | Vierne; with Rebecca Li, Stefan Fehlandt, Stephan Forck[15] |
2016 | Concert-Centenaire, Vol. III | Accentus Music: ACC303713 | Fauré with Vladimir Stoupel[16] |
2011 | Stravinsky and Shostakovich: Works for Violin and Piano | Audite: AUD 92.576 | with Vladimir Stoupel[17] |
2011 | Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 | Genuin: 11202 | [18] |
2010 | En Hommage: Simon Laks | EDA: 31 | with Vladimir Stoupel and Leonid Gorokhov[19] |
2007 | Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto | BPO LIVE: B003LSTBP8 | with Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra |
2000 | Judith Ingolfsson: Debut Recording | Catalpa Classics: 30101 | with Ronald Sat[20] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Judith Ingolfsson". Judith Ingolfsson. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Past Winners".
- ^ "Edition 1997 | PremioPaganini".
- ^ "Judith Ingolfsson | Peabody Institute".
- ^ "Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel".
- ^ https://aiguesvivesenmusiques.org/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel - the Last Rose of Summer".
- ^ 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/
- ^ "OehmsClassics: Judith Ingolfsson & Vladimir Stoupel: Rebecca Clarke: Sonatas for Violin, Viola & Piano".
- ^ "OehmsClassics: Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel: Rathaus, Tiessen & Arma - Sonatas for violin and piano".
- ^ "GENUIN CD: Album 'The Happiest Years' - GEN 20711".
- ^ "GENUIN CD: Album 'La Belle Époque ' - GEN 19674".
- ^ "Poulenc, Ferroud, Ravel – Vladimir Stoupel, Judith Ingolfsson | ACCENTUS Music".
- ^ "Judith Ingolfsson & Vladimir Stoupel – Concert-Centenaire Vol. I – Stephan and Magnard | ACCENTUS Music".
- ^ "Judith Ingolfsson & Vladimir Stoupel – Concert-Centenaire Vol. II – Louis Vierne | ACCENTUS Music".
- ^ "Judith Ingolfsson & Vladimir Stoupel â€" Concert-Centenaire Vol. III â€" Gabriel Fauré | ACCENTUS Music".
- ^ "Stravinsky & Shostakovich: Works for Violin and... - audite".
- ^ "GENUIN CD: Album 'Eugène Ysaÿe' - GEN 11202".
- ^ "EDA records".
- ^ "Judith Ingolfsson (1998) Debut Recording – International Violin Competition of Indianapolis".
External links
[edit]- Official website of Judith Ingolfsson
- Website of the Ingolfsson – Stoupel Duo
- Faculty Page at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
- Living people
- Cleveland Institute of Music alumni
- University of Colorado faculty
- Icelandic classical violinists
- Icelandic music educators
- Icelandic women music educators
- Icelandic women violinists
- Violin educators
- Musicians from Reykjavík
- 21st-century classical violinists
- Women classical violinists
- Icelandic violinists