Violinist Karin Hellqvist was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Universität der Künste in Berlin and at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. In 2010 Karin will continue her studies with an Artist Diploma in Performance at the Royal College of Music in London, and privately with violinist Melise Mellinger of Ensemble Recherche.
Karin has risen to be one from a new generation musician in Scandinavia engaged in contemporary music at all levels, active in several ensembles for contemporary music, such as Oslo Sinfonietta, neoN (Norway) and Curious Chamber Players (Sweden). She dedicates her time to performing and commissioning new works, tirelessly championing the established repertoire by Scandinavian and European composers throughout Europe, whether it be as a soloist or chamber musician. Karin's work has been recognised by several major benefactors in Scandinavia, for example the Dobloug Foundation, Norway, RWE Dea Norway/Germany and scholarships from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Recent festival performances include Prèsences, Paris, Ultima, Oslo, Venezia Biennale, Spor Festival Århus, Stockholm New Music, Nordic Music Days, Sound Scotland, Arena Riga and for Nuovo Viruoso in Tokyo. Karin is dedicated to collaborating with other art forms; more recently with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and the Royal Swedish Ballet School.
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